Posted 11/27/2008
JCCC trustees resolve to add seventh member to the board
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From JCCC:Written by Julie Haas
913-469-3120
jhaas@jccc.edu
JCCC trustees resolve to add seventh member to the board
Overland Park, Kan. – At their regular monthly meeting Nov. 20, the Johnson County Community College board of trustees passed a resolution stating their intention to add a seventh member to the board.
“The recommendation is a result of thoughtful review and discussion by the current board members,” said Shirley Brown-VanArsdale, board chair. “We believe it best represents the current and long-term interests of the community college district by providing a broader representation of the college electorate.”
The trustees began discussions on the change in governance structure about two years ago. With formal and informal input from the community, the board weighed the fact that the county has grown significantly in population and complexity over the last 40 years and came to consensus that the inclusion of a seventh board member would provide an additional and valuable community voice.
A resolution describing the board’s intent to adopt the new governance structure requires publication for three consecutive weeks in local newspapers. The notification process allows for a protest period, whereby qualified electors of the college district opposed to the change could submit a petition to call for the matter to be decided by a county-wide election. If no such petition is received within thirty days of the final notice publication, the position for seventh board member would be on the ballot for the spring 2009 board of trustee elections. The seventh trustee would take a seat on the board in July 2009.
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