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Benicia trustees approve Poet Laureate Committee slate

Benicia Board of Library Trustees · September 29, 2025
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Summary

The Benicia Board of Library Trustees on Sept. 29 approved an ad hoc committee————recommended slate for a Poet Laureate Committee: Ally Angel, David Carrillo, Mary Susan Gast and Nancy Tolan. The board approved the slate by unanimous vote.

The Benicia Board of Library Trustees voted Sept. 29 to approve the ad hoc committee'recommended slate for a Poet Laureate Committee.

The board's chair reported that the ad hoc committee met on Sept. 9 and recommended "Ally Angel, David Carrillo, Mary Susan Gast, and Nancy Tolan." The clerk moved to adopt the slate, a second was recorded and the full board voted in favor.

The motion to adopt the recommended committee members passed by recorded voice vote with all members voting aye: Vice President Todd Hickey; Secretary Louis Kasikoff; Trustee Linda Ordoneo Dixon; Trustee Ruth Workman; and President Carolyn Cataloni. The transcript shows the ad hoc committee meeting date and the four names as the single substantive record of the committee recommendation.

The board did not legislate responsibilities or a timeline for the Poet Laureate Committee during this special meeting; the transcript records only the recommendation, the motion to adopt and the unanimous approval.