May 15, 2008 12:14 pm
—
Staff Report
The CCS Board of Education
has decided to stick with
its original procedure for determining
which of the three
candidates in the upcoming
election will receive one of
the two three-year terms on
the board.
There are three seats open
on the board. Two are the
seats currently held by Mark
Rathbun, who is not running,
and Tony Scalici, who is
seeking another term.
The third seat is for one
year, to complete the unexpired
term of Jean Schifano,
who resigned because she
was moving out of the district.
In April, school officials
and the school website stated
that the two candidates receiving
the highest number
of votes will each serve threeyear
terms. The one-year
seat would go to the candidate
with the lowest number
of votes.
But during last week’s
board of education meeting,
there was some confusion
about the procedure that
would be used for awarding
the three-year terms.
In response to a question
from board president Mark
Rathbun, school Superintendent
McPhail indicated that
one of the three-year terms
would go to Scalici because
he would not be able to immediately
fill the seat vacated
by Schifano, as his current
term will not expire until the
end of June.
Following the meeting,
District Clerk Darlene Bennett
said the school was researching
the correct procedure
for determining which
candidates would receive the
three-year terms.
In an email from McPhail
on Tuesday, the board sought
to clarify the procedure.
``There are two three-year
terms and one one-year term
up for election with three
candidates on the ballot. The
two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes will
be elected to the three-year
terms. The candidate receiving
the lowest number of
votes will take the one-year
term,’’ the email stated.
The candidates will be
listed on the ballot in the following
order determined by
a drawing: Anthony Scalici,
David Borgstrom, and Theresa
Russo.
The school board election
and budget vote is next Tuesday,
May 20, from 11 a.m. to
8 p.m. in the Sterling Auditorium
at the middle/ high
school.
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