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Home My WebLink About20053605.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE WELD LIBRARY DISTRICT WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS,the Weld Library District has been created by action of six municipalities,Weld County School District RE-8, and the County of Weld, all of the State of Colorado, and WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 24-90-110(4)(a), C.R.S.,the selection committee for the Weld Library District Board of Trustees has been appointed and has recommended that William Farnum be appointed to the Weld Library District Board of Trustees, as the Area One representative, to replace Rosalie Martinez, and WHEREAS,the Board deems it advisable to ratify the appointment of William Famum to said board, with a term to expire December 31, 2010. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the appointment of William Farnum to the Weld Library District Board of Trustees, be, and hereby is, ratified. The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 12th day of December, A.D., 2005. 1 „I , • BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS _�� 5uTair '*;`WELD COUNTY,COLORADO ATTEST: JL4 M Fir Weld County Clerk to the Boar ®u"� ile, ro-Tem BY: puty 1Grit Bai put rk to the Baird D id E. Long AP ED A�ST m:<„ r4c unty Attorney Date of signature: I2-)2q105 2005-3605 L10001 00 , US PcP/31- 0r -Z75-oCn Wirr Weld Library District November 30, 2005 Robert Masden, Chairman Weld County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Dear Commissioner Masden: In accordance with the state law a Nominating Committee, composed of two members from each creating jurisdiction, must select library district board members and then each jurisdiction must ratify the selection by resolution. This year William C. Farnum from Erie was nominated by the Nominating Committee to represent Area 1: Erie, Frederick and Firestone and serve a five-year term on the Weld Library District Board of Trustees. He will be taking the seat vacated by Rosalie Martinez who will have completed two five-year terms, and thusly term limited, on December 31, 2005. Since it is necessary for all member jurisdictions to ratify the nomination of the committee, a sample resolution for your municipality is provided. You are encouraged to consider the resolution as soon as possible so the Library District is not without full representation on the Board. A copy of your resolution should be sent to me at the Weld Library District, 1939 61st Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634, once acted upon by your Board. Your participation and cooperation in this matter is appreciated. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 970-506-8563 or 970-506-8590. Sincerely, Janine Reid, Director, and Weld Library District Board JR/bb Enc. ,,, fIb; r. ii k dia r,r.,l_, Administration 1939 61st Avenue Greeley,CO 80634-7940 (970)506-8550 Fax:(970)506-8551 2005-3605 William C. Farnum 1132 Fletcher Drive Erie,CO 80516 Home:303.828.3946 Mobile: 303.906.0408 E-mail:wmcfarnum@aol.com Work Experience: July,2003 to Present Retired October, 1972 to July,2003 Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) Louisville, CO January,2003 to July,2003 Vice President(VP)and Product Line Manager for the Shared Virtual Array(SVA) Disk product line Position reported to the VP and General Manager of the Disk Business Group • Responsible for all aspects of the SVA disk product line, including product strategy, revenue, profitability and support • Responsible for engineering development and validation of all SVA hardware, microcode and host software • Worked in conjunction with others in StorageTek marketing,sales,service and finance to facilitate distribution and field support January, 1996 to January,2003 Various VP positions related to Product Reliability Engineering and Test September, 1990 to January, 1996 VP of Worldwide(WW)Customer Services(CS) Position reported to the Corporate VP of WW Field Operations. • Responsible for all headquarters CS support functions including CS logistics support, hardware and software technical support, post sales systems engineering support, US CS central dispatch, US CS remote support, CS sales support,CS administration and financial support and service planning • Responsible for WW CS strategic planning and WW CS financial planning, management and reporting • Represented all of WW CS($400+million in annual revenues)to the corporation (CEO and his staff) 1985 to 1989 Various Customer Services headquarters management positions 1972 to 1982 Various Customer Services field management and technical support positions 1966 to 1972 International Business Machines(IBM)Corp. Rochester, NY Various IBM Field Engineering technical support positions 1962 to 1966 United States Air Force Electronics technician Honorably discharged Other Activities: 2005 Civic Committees Member of the Erie Library Ad Hoc Committee • Committee formed to work with the Weld Library District(WLD)to help determine library requirements for all of the residents of Erie and to determine the acceptance of Boulder County, Erie residents in joining the WLD Erie Library Action Committee • Committee formed to campaign for passage of a ballot initiative to have the Boulder County, Erie residents join the WLD 2002 to present College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado(CU)at Boulder Member of the Multicultural Engineering Program(MEP)Advisory Council • Committee made up primarily of high technology industry representatives to assist the CU Director of MEP in his mission to recruit, retain and graduate under represented minorities for the College of Engineering 2003 to present Student(Senior Auditor) University of Colorado at Boulder Various studies in art history/archeology,architecture, U.S. history and philosophy Residency: April, 1999 to present Erie,Weld County, Colorado January, 1983 to April, 1999 Boulder County, Colorado References: Gary Anderson Friend and past work associate 1604 Foothills Drive South Golden,CO 80401 (303)526-5596 David Aragon Co-Director for Retention, MEP University of Colorado, CB 422 Boulder,CO 80309-0422 (303)492-2944 aragond@colorado.edu Andrew Moore Mayor,Town of Erie, Colorado 645 Holbrook Street P.O. Box 750 Erie, CO 80516 (303)926-2700 moore@erieco.gov Weld Library District Board Appointments Weld Library District District Support Services— 1939 61st Avenue,Greeley,CO 80634 Biographical Information Date October 3,2005 Mr. (X) Miss ( ) Name Mrs. ( ) Dr. ( ) Ms. ( ) William C Farnum First Middle Last Home Address 1132 Fletcher Drive Erie 80516 Street City Zip Business Address N/A Street City Zip Home Phone (303)828-3946 Business Phone N/A School District St.Vrain Birth Date July 17, 1945 Profession,Occupation/Employer,Titles Retired(Please see attachment for work history) (If more than one, please list all and indicate which is primary.) Civic/Professional Affiliations,Offices,Activities Member of University of Colorado Multicultural Engineering Advisory Council and Member of the Erie Library Action Committee(Please see attachment for details) (Please indicate if you hold or have held an elected or appointed public office and when. Include appointments to any councils or commissions.) Education: 12 years or less X 12-16 years Over 16 years Highest Degree Degree Year Institution State the qualities you feel you could bring to the Library Board. 1)Business Skills-People with training and experience in business operations can be useful to any organization. As a technician, manager and executive in the information technology(IT)industry, I have developed skills in strategic planning, business planning, finance,human resource development and management and perhaps most important, customer satisfaction. 2)An Appreciation for the Impact of Reading in Education-Reading skills are the key to effective education and training. Good,easily accessible libraries are an important element in developing the reading skills necessary for a life of learning. Reading for enjoyment is also important. Not only does the reader have the pleasure of the reading, it reinforces the skills used to gain and develop knowledge. As an avid reader and(quasi) student, I have an appreciation for libraries and the role they play in our lives. 3)An Appreciation for Technology and its Impact on the Future-In a sense, libraries are part of the IT industry. This will become more the case as data bases become ever larger and communications networks become ever faster. I have both personal and professional interest and experience in the IT arena. 4) Community Involvement-I am interested in the quality of my community and have the time and inclination to participate in its development. Please use the back of this sheet for additional comments, length of residency in Weld County, particular activities or background relevant to appointment, etc. and list two(2)references. (Please see attachment for details) Hello