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CITY CLERK
File # D[[][][Q]-~[Q]
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 2008
SUBJECT:
Mayor's Appointment of Poet Laureate and City Historian Volunteer
Positions
Report by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS:
None
RECOMMENDATION~
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Confirm Mayor's appointment of Veronica (Ronnie) Holland as Poet
Laureate and Georgean V onheeder- Leopold as City Historian
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
None
DESCRIPTION: Two of the 2007-2008 high priority objectives adopted by the City
Council for the Heritage & Cultural Arts Division are to: Explore the opportunity to develop a Poet
Laureate for the City; and explore the opportunity to develop an Historian for the City.
The Poet Laureate will serve as a public advocate for the appreciation and advancement of the literary arts
for the City and will be a resource to Staff, the Commission and the City Council.
The City Historian will assist researchers, students, librarians, members of the public, the press and direct
them to resources for historical information and will be a resource to Staff, the Commission and the City
Council.
At the November 20, 2007 City Council meeting, the Council approved both volunteer positions to serve
two-year terms and directed Staff to initiate a recruitment process. After an extensive recruitment process,
one application has been received for the Poet Laureate position and one application has been received for
the City Historian position
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council confirm the Mayor's
appointment of Veronica (Ronnie) Holland as Poet Laureate and Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold as City
Historian for a two year period.
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COpy TO: Veronica Holland, Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold
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