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Humble ISD board fills trustee vacancy amid public criticism of process
Summary
Trustees appointed Ken Kirchhoffer to fill position 4 with a stipulation he publicly pledge not to seek reelection; public commenters criticized the board’s use of holdover doctrine and urged a special election or different appointments.
The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees appointed Ken Kirchhoffer to fill trustee Position 4 after a closed-session nomination and an open-session vote. One board member’s motion included a caveat that the appointee publicly pledge not to seek reelection in February.
The appointment followed public comments condemning the board’s recent handling of a seat that public speakers said should have been declared vacant following a May 3 election. Larissa Powell, a community…
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