Brainerd City Council Asks For AG Advice

The Brainerd City Council decided Monday night to ask the Minnesota Attorney General for advice about appointments to the city's library board. The council made two appointments to the board last month but since some members have wondered about where board candidates must live and how long they could serve. City Attorney Tom Fitzpatrick had said earlier that board members could live outside Brainerd but in Crow Wing County because the library is part of a regional system. Council Member Bob Olson said during last night's meeting that board members must resign if they move out of the city. Fitzpatrick suggested questions should be forwarded to the Attorney General for her advice. The Council agreed.