Colchester, Connecticut

9221 Filling Vacancies

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Colchester Public Schools
                                MINOR POLICY CHANGES
                                                                                       9221

                                                                   BYLAWS OF THE BOARD
                                    FILLING VACANCIES

Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Education shall be filled as soon as practical, by
the appointment of a competent and qualified person for the unexpired portion of term.
It is traditional, but not obligatory, that vVacancies will be filled by a person of the same
political affiliation as the member creating the vacancy, or, if the prior member was not
affiliated with any political party, then such Successor Member shall also not be
affiliated with any political party.

The same political party as the departing member shall be asked for recommendations
and tThe citizens of Colchester will be notified, by the Superintendent, who will place
putting an announcement in the local papers, informing them of their right to nominate
themselves. The nominees will also make themselves available for interviews at the
meeting at which they are nominated. The final decision rests with the Board of
Education when the vacancy will be filled. The nominee shall be considered a member
of the Board of Education if selected by a majority vote of the members present of the
Board of Education and the action shall be recorded in the meeting minutes of that
meeting.

This appointee shall serve until the next regular election of the Board. At this election,
the electors shall elect a successor to fill the unexpired term.

Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes
                 9-204 Minority representation on boards of education
                 10-219 Procedure for filling vacancy on board of education
                 10-156e Employees of boards of education permitted to serve as
                 elected officials: exception
                 10-232 Restriction on employment of members of the board of
                 education
                 Town of Colchester, Charter an Ordinances, July 1, 1995,602 Section.
                 The Board of Education, Succession and Vacancies



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Bylaw adopted by the Board: November 18, 1997
Bylaw revision:             January 14, 2020

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COLCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Colchester, Connecticut




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