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University of Guam staff: Marcus Fong’s regent packet corrected and sent to legislature; confirmation hearing held Sept. 10
Summary
The Regent Nominating Council was told that the University of Guam and governor’s offices corrected and resubmitted Marcus Fong’s appointment paperwork after an error on term length; a legislative confirmation hearing occurred on Sept. 10 and a final vote is pending.
The University of Guam Regent Nominating Council heard an update Oct. 2 that regent appointee Marcus Fong’s appointment packet was corrected and submitted to the Guam Legislature after a paperwork discrepancy and that a confirmation hearing was held on Sept. 10.
Kaylene, a council staff member, told the council that Fong’s packet was originally submitted to the governor on May 9 but showed an incorrect term length. She said the council had moved the packet forward to fill the unexpired term of former regent Roman Sertiva. Kaylene said, “It was a very successful confirmation hearing.”
According to Kaylene, the University of Guam’s general counsel, Attorney Camacho, worked with the governor’s attorney to provide a withdrawal letter and a corrected reappointment letter; those corrected letters were submitted to the legislature and the legislature scheduled a confirmation hearing on Sept. 10. The council was told the appointment was placed on the legislature’s session agenda and that representatives expect a formal legislative vote while the legislature remains in session.
No final legislative vote or confirmation outcome was reported during the Oct. 2 meeting. Council staff said they will provide an update once the legislature records its action. The council also noted that, if confirmed, Fong would be able to join the Board of Regents in time for the board’s next regular meeting in November, pending the legislature’s action.
Meeting notices for the Oct. 2 session were posted “in accordance with Guam’s open government law,” a staff member said at the start of the meeting.
