Adopted: 11/1/95
Revised/Readopted: 7/10/02
Vacancies shall be filled through board appointment. The board appointee shall be a legally registered voter and a resident within the district for one (1) year immediately preceding the appointment.
Board elections are held every odd-numbered year which for the purposes of this policy are termed election years. The appointee shall serve to June 30 following the next regular district election. At that election a successor shall be elected to serve the remainder, if any, of the unexpired term to which the individual was appointed. If the term to which the individual was appointed expires June 30 following the election of the successor, he or she shall be elected to a full term.
In the event the vacancy to which the individual is appointed occurs after the filing date provided by law, he or she shall serve until June 30 of the subsequent election year.
A board member so elected as a replacement shall serve the remaining year(s) of the term of office of the board member being replaced.
In the event of multiple vacancies, the position vacated first shall be filled first.
Upon appointment by the board, the newly appointed board member(s) shall be sworn and seated immediately.
Vacancies shall be filled through appointment by the board unless a majority of the positions are vacant at the same time. In that case, vacancies shall be filled by the Douglas Education Service District.
Legal Reference(s):
ORS 249.865 - 249.877
ORS 255.245
ORS 255.335
ORS 332.030
ORS 332.122
ORS 332.124