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Carson City trustees amend library director evaluation process to avoid creating a "constructive quorum"
Summary
The Carson City Library Board of Trustees approved staff-proposed changes to the library director's annual evaluation process after legal staff warned that the previous workflow risked creating a "constructive quorum." The board adopted a schedule for compiling and distributing evaluation materials and encouraged one-on-one feedback sessions.
The Carson City Library Board of Trustees on May 8 approved amendments to the process used for the library director's annual performance evaluation to reduce the risk of inadvertently creating a "constructive quorum." The motion passed after legal advice from the Carson City Deputy District Attorney.
Deputy District Attorney Adam Tully told trustees that the initial proposal, as written, could result in a constructive quorum by having members individually deliberate in writing and then have the chair compile those writings. "Arguably, there's a portion in the process where we're creating a constructive quorum, by having each member deliberate individually,…
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