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Lake Wales Charter Trustees discuss midyear board vacancies; trustees nominate TJ McKeehan for seat 7 amid procedural questions
Summary
Trustees reviewed procedures to fill two midterm vacancies (seats 7 and 8), nominated Dr. T.J. McKeehan for seat 7 and agreed to collect more nominations for seat 8. Board counsel later advised that a public-notice requirement means any appointment must be ratified at a later posted meeting.
Trustees of Lake Wales Charter Schools discussed how to fill two midyear vacancies on the board and submitted nominees for seat 7 and seat 8, with a motion to appoint Dr. T.J. McKeehan to seat 7 carried by vote during the business meeting.
Board members spent the work session and business meeting clarifying the unexpired terms for the vacancies and the process for filling them. Trustee Lori Hutto read the relevant bylaw language on vacancies, saying any vacancy “may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the trustees at a regular or special meeting” and that “a trustee selected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of such person's predecessor.” She noted seat 7 would run through June 30, 2028, and seat 8 through June 30, 2026.
Trustees submitted names. Multiple trustees said they nominated…
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