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Board opts to pursue appointment process to fill trustee vacancy
Summary
Faced with a board vacancy after a trustee's resignation, the board voted to follow the appointment process (rather than a costly special election), outlining an application timeline and interview schedule leading to a July selection.
Superintendent Vincent presented options under Education Code for filling a board vacancy caused by Trustee Dorinda Miller's resignation: the board may appoint a person to serve the remainder of the term (through November 2026) or call a special election, which staff estimated would cost about $250,000.
The superintendent proposed an appointment timeline: publish a news release, accept applications through early July, notify qualified candidates by July 17, interview and select a candidate at a special session before the July 28 joint board/city meeting, and swear in the appointee at that joint meeting. The board voted to proceed with the appointment process and discussed logistics (possible use of Robert's Rules or ranked-choice voting depending on candidate numbers).
Trustees asked for details on the selection process, uniform interview questions and a fair timeline for community notice. Staff said they would publish the announcement promptly and return with procedural details for the board to execute the appointment.
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