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Committee advances $15,000 library sign resolution to full commission
Summary
The legislative committee advanced a resolution authorizing the city manager to negotiate and execute installation of a sign for the Mamie L. Yarborough Public Library at a cost not to exceed $15,000; the library board trustee and city manager discussed size and funding.
The Benton Harbor Legislative Committee voted informally to forward a resolution to the full city commission that would authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute the installation of a sign for the Mamie L. Yarborough Public Library at a cost not to exceed $15,000.
The committee chair introduced the resolution and said finance is available now to pay for the sign. "Some time ago the commission approved renaming the library," the city manager said, referencing the prior action to honor Mamie Yarborough. Edward Isom, trustee of the library board, thanked the city manager "for getting the ball rolling" and described the renaming as "well deserved." The city manager said the planned sign would be "approximately the same size and will look kind of like the lettering you see that sticks out from the wall on the public safety building over here."
The chair said the committee would move the resolution forward for action by the full commission. The transcript does not show a roll-call vote or a formal recorded tally at the committee level.
Details recorded in committee: - Resolution purpose: authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute installation of a sign for the Mamie L. Yarborough Public Library at a cost not to exceed $15,000. - Funding: Chair stated finance is available; no further funding breakdown or source (e.g., general fund, donation, grant) was specified in the committee transcript. - Design/size: City manager described the sign as approximately the same size and similar style to lettering on the public safety building; no drawings or vendor details were included in the transcript.
Edward Isom, identified in the record as a library board trustee, said the committee had discussed renaming the library previously and expressed appreciation that the project is moving forward. The committee chair said the resolution will be presented to the full commission for final action.
The transcript contains inconsistent name renderings (see clarifying details) for the library honoree; the article uses "Mamie L. Yarborough Public Library" as the working name recorded at the start of the agenda item.
