City Seeks Applicants for Library Board

The City of Vancouver is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Board of Trustees. Applicants must be city residents. This recruitment is for a seven-year term that would begin Dec. 31, 2009 and expire Dec. 31, 2016.

For applications or further information, contact Myk Heidt in the City Manager's Office at City Hall, 210 E. 13th St., P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, WA., 98668 or call (360) 487-8612 or FAX (360) 487-8625. To apply online visit: /boards. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9.

This seven-member Board oversees the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District System whose service area includes the City of Woodland plus Clark, Klickitat and Skamania Counties. Board member responsibilities include, but are not limited to: setting policy, adopting the budget, encouraging effective service programs and ensuring that the public has equal access to information.

City representatives on the Board are recommended by the Mayor and City Council and are subject to appointment by the Boards' of Commissioners of Clark, Klickitat and Skamania counties. Library Board meetings are generally held the second Monday of each month. Meeting locations rotate to the various library branches throughout the three-county area.