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HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
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MEETING DATE: December 6, 2007
SUBJECT: Selection Committee Appointments - Poet Laureate & City
Historian
Prepared by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
' ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one Commissioner each for the Poet Laureate & City
Historian Selection Committees
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: Two of the 2007-2008 Goals & 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;
• Explore the opportunity to develop a Historian for the City.
Poet Laureate
As,proposed, the Poet Laureate will serve as a public advocate for the appreciation and advancement of
the literary arts for the City of Dublin. They will be a resource to Staff, the Commission and the City
Council and be a liaison between the City's Heritage & Cultural Arts Division and local schools, literary
organizations and bookstores. They also may assist with the development of classes and workshops
devoted to literary works.
City Historian
As proposed, the City Historian will assist researchers, students, librarians, members of the public, the
press and direct them to resources for historical information. They will be a resource to Staff, the
Commission and the City Council and be a liaison between the City's Heritage and Cultural Arts Division
and local schools, students, genealogical groups, members of the media and members of the public. The
City Historian shall collect and build upon the body of knowledge pertaining to Dublin's History.
At the November 20, 2007 City Council meeting, the Council approved both positions and authorized
Staff to advertise the positions. In conjunction with the recruitment process, the Council directed Staff to
form a Selection Committee for each position that will assist the Mayor with the screening of the
applications and conduct interviews with the applicants. The Mayor will make the appointments with the
approval of the City Council.
COPIES TO:
ITEM NO.: 8.1
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The five-member Selection Committees will be comprised of the following members:
Poet Laureate
• Mayor
• Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner
• Las Positas r English Department Representative
• Dublin Library Staff
• City Staff—Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
City Historian
• Mayor
• Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner
• Dublin Historic Preservation Association Representative
• Tri-Valley History Council Representative
• City Staff—Heritage Center Director
Based on the above guidelines, Staff requests that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission appoint one
Commissioner each to serve on the Poet Laureate Selection Committee and the City Historian Selection
Committee. As per the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure for the Commission, the Chairman "appoints
committees and chairpersons of committees as necessary." It is the recommendation of Staff that the
Chairperson make the appointments.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
appoint one Commissioner each for the Poet Laureate & City Historian Selection Committees.
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