Case File 26-0677
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April 7, 2026 Library Board Minutes
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Get library board bylaws governing absences and seat vacancies
Why now: The June 2, 2026 minutes show Wilburn asking that her prior absences be excused and the board voting 9-0 to do so, but the record supplied names no bylaw, ordinance, or attendance standard authorizing that action.
What to do: Pull the Library Board's bylaws and the ordinance or resolution that created the board to determine whether unexcused absences trigger automatic vacancy or removal, and whether a retroactive vote to excuse absences is authorized at all. If the bylaws set an absence threshold, the answer determines whether Wilburn's votes since the missed meetings — including her participation in the 9-0 tally — rest on a validly seated member.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why library board excused a trustee's repeated absences
Why now: On June 2, 2026, Marilena Garza moved and Alice Hawkins seconded to excuse Dora Wilburn's prior absences, passing 9-0, after the same April 7 minutes had already been listed for introduction on May 5, 2026.
What to do: Request the Library Board's attendance roster for January through May 2026 and the April 7 draft minutes, then ask the board chair why Dora Wilburn's absences were excused retroactively in the same June 2 meeting rather than when each was missed. Also ask why the April 7 minutes appeared on the May 5 agenda as "To Be Introduced" but were not approved until a month later — the gap and the absence pattern may be connected.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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April 7, 2026 Library Board Minutes
Vote: 9 for, 0 against
approve April 7, 2026 Library Board minutes
Second motion: Garza moved to excuse Wilburn's previous absences, Hawkins seconded, passed unanimously