Controversy erupted around the Garfield County Library board this year as County Commissioners stepped in to take over control of making board appointments. Now trustees who have been serving must reapply and compete against other applicants to gain the vote of commissioners, instead of simply being reappointed by the library board. At one point the library board and commissioners were at odds, with the library board reappointing trustees which the commissioners refused to recognize.
Last week Commissioners Mike Samson and Tom Jankovski met with 27 applicants for three library board seats. Amy Hadden Marsh has been following the unfolding story, and KDNK’s Marilyn Gleason spoke with her about the outcome, and the backstory.
