Sunday, July 17, 2011

School Board Policy on Vacancies

An addendum to the board vacancy story: There is a policy on the district web site on vacancies such as the one caused by the resignation of board member Patricia Barksdale:

Vacancies Filled by the Board
The Board shall fill vacancies created by the resignation, removal by the Board for cause or death of a serving member, or when a member ceases to be a bona fide resident of the district. The vacancy shall be filled within the 65 days prescribed by law.
Procedures by which to select the persons to fill such vacancies may include advertisement of the vacancy in suitable local media, and interviews with interested parties conducted in public by the Board acting as committee of the whole.
If a vacancy occurs on the Board due to the recall of a board member, all procedures of the law shall be followed to fill that vacancy.
Vacancies filled by the Board shall be by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board after the vacancy occurs.

--Bernice

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