Saturday's Internet Edition, May 10, 2008.
An Uneven Number Of Members Also Possible
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The change would have the board going to five, instead of six members, and terms would be four years instead of six. It would not take effect until 2010 at the earliest.
Three possible scenarios are in front of the board.
The first two involve four-year, staggered terms. Currently, the terms are staggered, with two board members being elected every six years, in May, and taking office July 1. The last option involves two two-year terms and one four-year term. All would put five members on the board.
Davie is one of only a few systems in the state that have six members on the school board, according to Carl Lambert, board chair.
“We definitely want an uneven number. We’ve been discussing seven, but there hasn’t been much interest in that,” he said.
Two board members, Regina Graham and Carol Livengood, are leaving the board this summer. Although they could serve another six-year term, neither has filed for re-election. Margaret Shew, director of the board of elections, confirmed three people have filed for those two seats, William Whaley, Brent Ward and Edwin Owens. Filing ends at noon Friday.
Board members Carl Lambert and Linda Barnette are up for re-election in two years, and the newest members, Rick Ellis and Terry Renegar will keep their seats until 2012.
The change would take an act of legislature, Shew said, and the board has enlisted the help of Rep. Julia Howard. She presented the possible options to the board last week and told them they would need to act quickly if she was going to introduce the bill during the short session of the legislature in May.
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