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Seattle, WA 98101
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Application Process for the
Citizen Implementation Review Panel

The following timeline will be used for applications and interviews for the six positions on the Citizen Implementation Review Panel (CHIRP) to be selected by the City Neighborhood Council (CNC). The Seattle Library Board will use a separate process to select its six nominees. The CNC will send a copy of all submitted applications to the Library Board, so applicants do not have to apply twice.

Qualifications: Members of the CHIRP will serve staggered three-year terms. Applicants must be willing to volunteer a sufficient amount of time to adequately develop the Libraries for All plan. Successful applicants will have at least one of the following qualifications: (1) a demonstrated involvement with successful community-based projects; (2) a creative approach to problem-solving and decision-making; (3) experience with capital projects construction, project management, or finance.

QUESTIONS? CALL MICHELE D’ALESSANDRO AT 206-386-4101.

Before Jan. 11, 1999

Call for Packet. All interested persons should obtain and read a copy of Seattle Public Library Resolution dated November 1998, which created and describes the CHIRP.

Mon., Jan. 11, 1999
5:30 P.M., Room 221
Seattle Municipal Building,
600 Fourth Ave.

Informational Meeting. At this meeting, interested persons can ask questions about the Libraries for All plan and the Citizen Implementation Review Panel. City Librarian Deborah Jacobs will be present to describe the plan and provide answers on other topics.

Fri., Jan. 22, 1999
Deadline to mail to:
CHIRP
c/o Seattle Public Library
1000 Fourth Ave., 5th Fl.
Seattle, WA 98104

Application Deadline. There is no application form. Applications consist of a one-page cover letter and a one- or two-page résumé. They must be postmarked or hand-delivered by Jan. 22, 1999 to the address on the left. Resolution 29846 requires that the CNC’s six members must be representative of the six regions of the city. For this reason, if there are fewer than four qualified applicants per region, the CNC may choose to extend the deadline by one week.

Mon., Feb. 8, 1999
5:30 P.M., Room 221
Seattle Municipal Building,
600 Fourth Ave.

Selection of Presenters. Each member of the CNC Interview Committee will review all applications prior to Feb. 8. At a Feb. 8 meeting of the Interview Committee, each interviewer may state which applicants should be scheduled to make a presentation. Any candidate who a majority of the CNC Interview Committee wishes to meet will be scheduled to make a 3-minute presentation on Feb. 16.

Tue., Feb. 16, 1998
4:00 P.M., Seattle Public
Library Auditorium,
1000 Fourth Ave.

Brief Presentations. Each candidate who is selected to make a 3-minute presentation will have the choice of a 4:00–5:00 P.M. or 5:30–6:30 P.M. time slot on Feb. 16.

Sat., Feb. 20, 1999
10:00 A.M., Seattle Public
Library Auditorium,
1000 Fourth Ave.

Finalist Interviews. The CNC Interview Committee will select finalists. Each finalist will be scheduled for a 20-minute interview on Feb. 20. The CNC Interview Committee will select six persons and two alternates to recommend to the CNC for a final vote on Feb. 22.

Web site publication:  31 December 1998

 

 

Last Revised: 16 March 2001