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Code: BBE
Adopted: 5/17/07
Revised/Readopted: 4/18/17, 8/9/2022
Orig. Code: BBE

Vacancies on the Board

Vacancies occurring in elected or appointed board positions will be filled either through Board appointment or through election by the boards of the component districts in the manner described below.

The Board appointee must be a legally registered voter and a resident within the Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD) for one year immediately preceding the election or appointment. In the event of multiple vacancies, the position vacated first will be filled first. Upon appointment or election the newly appointed or elected Board member(s) will take office at the next board meeting following the appointment.

If the offices of a majority of Board members are vacant at the same time, the State Board of Education shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies occurring in appointed board positions from among persons qualified for those positions, if any, or from among other persons who are qualified to serve. The State Board of Education shall oversee the election by component school district boards within the position zones in which the vacancy occurred to fill vacancies occurring in elected positions from among qualified individuals from within those zones.

Numbered Zone Positions

Any vacancy on the Board of an elected member from any numbered zone position shall be filled through election by the component district boards from within that zone from among the qualified members in that numbered position’s zone. Qualified and interested persons will be allowed to submit applications to a component board or the NWRESD Board. Each component district in the zone of vacancy shall have one vote. The term of office of the person elected to fill a vacancy will be the time remaining in the vacated Board position.

Appointed Positions (Positions A, B, C and D)

Any vacancy on the Board of an appointed member from any position designated by letter shall be filled through appointment by the zoned Board members from among persons qualified for that position. Appointment procedures will be developed by the NWRESD Board in an open meeting. The term of office of the person appointed to fill a vacancy will be the time remaining in the vacated Board position.

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