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Board declines to advance resolution to shorten director terms after heated debate
Summary
On May 24 the Everett School District board discussed shortening director terms from six to four years but a motion to draft a resolution to start that process failed after extended debate over continuity, representation and barriers to candidacy.
The Everett School District Board of Directors considered whether to move its director terms from six years to four years during its May 24 regular meeting, but a motion to ask staff to draft a resolution and begin policy review failed.
Director April Berg introduced the item, saying she hoped shorter terms would improve access to elected office across the district’s geographic and economic diversity and reduce the frequency of midterm appointments. "Part of why I've brought that before this body is, I believe, the geographic and economic…
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