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Committee debates vacancy timeline and committee structure in policy review
Summary
Committee members debated adding automatic posting language for board vacancies (posting 'upon receipt' vs. triggering on approval), whether the board president should have a recommendation fail‑safe, and proposed reorganizing committee structure (committee of the whole vs. separate committees). Administration will return with revised policy language.
Committee members reviewed two draft policies: Policy 004 on membership (vacancy and appointment procedures) and Policy 005 on organization (committee structure). The discussion centered on when to trigger advertisement of an anticipated vacancy and whether to include a fail‑safe allowing the board president to recommend an appointment if the board cannot reach agreement within the statutory window.
A member asked that the policy include clear timing triggers to avoid delays, proposing that, if a resignation is…
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