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Board discusses process to fill vacant seat; former member Louise Hines is willing to serve
Summary
Following the January resignation of board member Pat Driscoll, Superintendent Julie Nielsen outlined statutory options and the board discussed appointing former member Louise Hines to serve until the November election; several board members favored that route to avoid a lengthier public application process.
Julie Nielsen, superintendent of South Washington County Schools, led a discussion of procedures to fill the board seat vacated in January by Pat Driscoll. Nielsen told the board state law requires the board to fill the vacancy and summarized the district’s standing procedure of first considering former board members who left office within the past four years.
Nielsen reported that she had contacted Louise Hines and that Hines had expressed interest in serving if the…
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