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San Rafael trustees choose appointment process to fill Area 2 vacancy
Summary
The San Rafael City Schools Board voted unanimously Jan. 6 to use a provisional appointment process, rather than a special election, to fill the trustee seat left vacant by Lucia Martel Dowd. The board set a timeline for advertising, application, interviews and swearing-in and noted an election cost estimate from Marin County.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The San Rafael City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Jan. 6 to use a provisional appointment process to fill the trustee seat vacated by Lucia Martel Dowd, rather than ordering a special election.
The board met Jan. 6 after receiving Dowd’s resignation effective Dec. 17, 2024, and considered whether to call a special election or appoint a replacement. Superintendent Geisel told the board that Board Policy 9223, Exhibit A, requires the board to either order an election or make a provisional appointment within 60 days of a vacancy. Geisel presented a proposed timetable for an appointment process that would meet that deadline.
The timetable Geisel outlined would open…
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