Jerome Joint School District No. 261

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1140

Vacancies

A vacancy shall be declared by the board of trustees within thirty (30) days of when any of the following occurs:

1. a trustee dies;

2. a trustee resigns;

3. a trustee removes him/herself from the trustee’s zone of residence;

4. a trustee no longer is a resident or school district elector of the district;

5. a trustee refuses to serve as trustee;

6. a trustee, without excuse acceptable to the board of trustees fails to attend four (4) consecutive

regular meetings of the board; or

7. a trustee is recalled and discharged from office.

A trustee position also shall be vacant when an elected candidate fails to qualify.

A declaration of vacancy shall be made at any regular or special meeting of the board of trustees, when any of the

above‐mentioned conditions are determined to exist.

In the case of a trustee vacancy, the remaining trustees shall fill such vacancy by appointment. The Board will

receive applications from any qualified persons seeking to fill the position after suitable public notice. The Board

will appoint one (1) candidate to serve. In the event the board of trustees is unable to appoint a trustee from the

zone vacated after ninety (90) days from the date the board declared the vacancy, the board of trustees may

appoint a person at‐large from within the boundaries of the school district to serve as the trustee from the zone

where the vacancy occurred. Otherwise, after one hundred and twenty (120) days of the declaration of vacancy,

the county commissioners of the county in which the district is situated (or of the home county if the district is a

joint school district) shall appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy.

Cross Reference: 1240 Duties of Individual Trustees

Legal Reference: I.C. § 33‐504 Vacancies on boards of trustees

Policy History:

Adopted on: 09/26/06

Revised on: 01/25/11