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Committee reviews legislative trustee election process; one incumbent plans to retire
Summary
Committee chair Lynn Dickinson explained the legislative trustee election process, saying a Feb. 19 vote will fill two legislative trustee seats; Jim Maslin has indicated he will retire and David Durfee said he intends to continue.
Committee members discussed the process for selecting two legislative trustees who represent the legislature on the Vermont States Colleges board. Chair Lynn Dickinson explained that the legislature holds elections for two trustee seats every two years and said the committee’s next related vote in the legislature is scheduled for Feb. 19.
Dickinson named the two seats that are up: "The two that are up for consideration or their term is now expired is Jim Maslin and David Durfee," and said Jim Maslin has "expressed a desire to retire from the board at this time." Dickinson said David Durfee "has expressed an interest in continuing." She described the process as an election open to legislators, requiring a letter to the secretary of state's office and allowing candidates to campaign or stand unopposed.
Participants noted that legislative leadership informally reaches out to candidates; committee members were encouraged to suggest qualified legislators to house leadership. The committee did not record any formal nomination of a legislative candidate during the call.
