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Board warned of county-run election and potential cost if trustees fail to appoint
Summary
General Counsel told the Richland School District Board that failing to make a provisional appointment within the statutory 60-day window would force a county-called election at district expense, estimated at under $50,000; that warning contributed to a recess and the eventual withdrawal of one candidate.
At the March 3 special meeting, General Counsel Abby Auffant told trustees that a failure to reach agreement on a provisional board appointment within the 60-day statutory timeline under Education Code §5091 would require the county to call an election, which the district would fund. The counsel’s estimate for that cost was described in the meeting as under $50,000.
Trustees paused deliberations for a short recess after the counsel’s warning. When the meeting resumed, candidate Ashlee Leon offered to withdraw her candidacy, citing concern about the expense of a county election; the board then appointed Bobbi Camacho unanimously. The counsel’s warning and the subsequent recess were presented as a material factor in board members’ decision-making that evening.
