The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District policy on filling KPBSD Board vacancies completed the updating process with passage of Filling Board Vacancies BB 9223 on Monday at the regularly scheduled KPB school board meeting.
Section 9000 of the Bylaws of the Board delineates the process for declaring a position vacant and the process for filling the vacancy. The policy was last revised in 2008 and was approved on May 1st through the consent agenda.
BB 9223 Filling Board Vacancies
The Board may declare a Board seat vacant if the person elected:
1.fails to qualify for Board membership within 30 days of certification of the election,
2.refuses to take office,
3.resigns,
4.is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude or a violation of the oath of office,
5.no longer resides within the boundaries of their elected District.
The Board will declare a vacancy on the Board for any actions which disqualify a member from service in accordance with state laws and local ordinances. Three consecutive unexcused absences from regular Board meetings will be sufficient cause for the Board to declare a Board vacancy. An excused absence is determined by the Board president. The absent Board member needs to notify the Board president or Board secretary prior to the meeting or at the prior meeting. No prior notice is considered unexcused.
Appointment to the Board
A vacancy on the Board will be filled within 30 days of the vacancy by Board appointment.
The Board will:
1.Advertise the vacancy in suitable local media.
2.Solicit applications or nominations of any legally qualified citizen interested in serving on the Board.
3.Provide candidates with appropriate information regarding Board member responsibilities.
4.Announce names of candidates and accept public input either in writing or at a public meeting.
5.Interview the candidates at a public meeting.
6.Select the provisional appointee by majority vote at a public meeting.
The person appointed will hold office until the next regularly scheduled election for District Board members and will be afforded all the powers and duties of a Board member upon appointment.
