Schools
BOE Seeks To Fill Vacant Board Chair Position
The person chosen by the Cherokee School Board will serve out the unexpired term of Janet Read, who resigned last week.
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The Cherokee County Board of Education is now accepting applications to choose a successor to serve out the term of former Board Chair Janet Read.
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Applications for the seat are due in person or by mail to the office of School Board Attorney Tom Roach by 5 p.m. July 7.
At the school board’s June 11 meeting, Read announced her resignation from the post to accept a position as community outreach liaison in Cherokee County for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
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The board is set to select a person to serve the remainder of Read’s term at its July 22 meeting. Read’s term expires December 2016.
The process is same the board used last year when former District 1 board member Kelly Trim resigned after she was found guilty of making false statements to police.
Under Georgia law, if a vacancy occurs more than two years and 90 days before an elected official’s term is set to expire, an interim appointment would be made until a special election could be held in conjunction with a general election to fill the seat.
If the vacancy occurs less than two years and 90 days before the term expires, the governing body can appoint a successor until the term expires.
Applications, which must also be signed before a notary public, can be delivered to:
Roach, Caudill and Gunn LLP
111 West Main Street
Canton, GA 30114
The application can be obtained by visiting the Cherokee County School District’s website.
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