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Anaheim Elementary board declares Area 4 trustee seat vacant, opens provisional appointment process
Summary
At a March 3 special meeting the Anaheim Elementary School District board voted to declare the trustee seat for Area 4 vacant and to begin a provisional appointment process, a move that drew public comment urging caution and calls for an Attorney General opinion on alleged office incompatibility under Government Code section 1099.
Anaheim Elementary School District Board President Juan Gabriel Alvarez announced at the district’s March 3 special meeting that the board would declare the trustee seat for Trustee Area 4 vacant and initiate the provisional appointment process after determining the office holding raised legal incompatibility concerns. The board approved the measure by the tally the board recorded as 3–0.
The decision prompted several members of the public to urge restraint and transparency. Maritza Bermudez, a parent of three Anaheim Elementary students, called the move “rushed and unnecessary” and said it distracted from “what truly matters, our students, academic success, and meaningful family engagement.” Dennis Bilodeau, a longtime former public official, told the board that removing a seated trustee…
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