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Board delays budget committee appointments, agrees to interview all candidates in December
Summary
Board members debated whether to automatically reappoint incumbent budget committee members or open applications; after split views the board voted to suspend the existing appointment timeline and interview all four candidates at the December meeting, with final appointments to be made then.
The Centennial School District board debated how to fill three budget committee seats whose terms had expired earlier in the year. Directors were split: some argued incumbents should be rolled forward when there are not enough applicants, while others urged a more open process to broaden representation and avoid multiple seats coming from the same household.
Director Slosky and others pointed to policy DBEA (last updated in 2013) and said the board must either follow the policy timetable or formally suspend it. Several directors recommended revisiting the policy language to strengthen outreach and avoid double‑household representation in the future.
Director Linn moved — and Director Slosky seconded — to suspend the current policy timetable and table appointments until the December meeting, with a verbal amendment that all four candidates be interviewed on the same December day and the board make a final appointment then. The motion carried after voice/hand votes; members debated equity and fairness of interviews split across meetings before the amendment.
