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Oxnard staff recommends ordinance to reduce Library Board to five members after state opinion
Summary
Library Manager Kathleen Ashmore told the Oxnard City Council staff recommends first reading of an ordinance to amend the Oxnard City Code to return the Library Board to a five‑member body, citing the California Education Code and a February 2025 Attorney General opinion.
Kathleen Ashmore, Library Manager for the Oxnard Public Library, recommended that the Oxnard City Council approve the first reading by title only and waive further readings of an ordinance to amend the Oxnard City Code so the Oxnard Library Board is a five‑member board.
Ashmore said the recommendation follows an opinion from the California Attorney General and a review of the California Education Code. "The Attorney General opinion was received in February of 2025 stating that the Library Board must remain a…
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