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Trustees accept Lisa de Meyer’s resignation and debate reducing board from seven to five seats
Summary
The board accepted the resignation of board member Lisa de Meyer and discussed whether to reduce the board from seven to five members; trustees cited filing deadlines (Feb. 8) and the risk of very low vote counts if few candidates run.
The Myrtle Point School District 41 board accepted the resignation of board member Lisa de Meyer and debated whether to reduce the board from seven to five seats.
Chair announced the resignation and trustees voted to accept it. During discussion one trustee warned that reducing the board quickly could create ballot and community-notice complications — the transcript cites a February 8 filing deadline for placing changes on a ballot and May as the month the ballot would appear. The same trustee recounted an experience in another district where "a person received two votes" and "that person became part of the board with two votes," arguing that very small candidate fields can produce undesirable results.
Board members discussed timing and next steps: staff will contact the county elections official (referred to as Alexis in the meeting) to confirm whether a change to reduce the board to five seats could meet the filing and ballot schedule. Trustees agreed to add the matter to a future agenda for additional discussion if county rules allow.
What’s next: Staff will gather information on the elections timeline and legal steps required to change board size; the board scheduled follow-up discussion for the next meeting cycle.
