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Ephraim trustees approve Teen Library Council bylaws and choose Kim Powell as chair
Summary
The board approved revised Teen Library Council bylaws (including background-check language and quorum fixes), agreed to correct a quorum wording error before final posting, and voted to appoint Kim Powell as chair during the Aug. 12 meeting.
The Ephraim Public Library Board addressed several governance items at its Aug. 12 meeting, approving updated bylaws for the Teen/Youth Library Council and electing a new board chair.
Michael Thompson reviewed edits to the Teen Library Council bylaws that clarified eligibility, added a background-check requirement for adult members working with youth, set the council size at five to seven youth members, and adjusted quorum language (3–4 members depending on council size). Trustees discussed a small wording error in the quorum language that Thompson agreed to correct before posting the final document.
A motion to approve the bylaws with the quorum correction was made and accepted; the transcript records the motion and a second but does not provide a roll-call tally. The board then moved to elect a chair: Kim Powell was nominated and the board approved the nomination by voice vote.
Other routine actions during the meeting included approving the previous meeting’s minutes and adjourning. Where votes were taken the transcript records the motions and that they passed, but specific vote tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript provided.
