§ 260C.11 — Governing board

Iowa § 260C.11

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 260C: COMMUNITY COLLEGES

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1. The governing board of a merged area is a board of directors composed of one member
elected from each director district in the area by the electors of the respective district.
Members of the board shall be residents of the district from which elected. Successors
shall be chosen at the regular school elections for members whose terms expire. The term
of a member of the board of directors is four years and commences at the organizational
meeting. Vacancies on the board shall be filled at the next regular meeting of the board
by appointment by the remaining members of the board. A member so chosen shall be a
resident of the district in which the vacancy occurred and shall serve until a member is
elected at the next school election or intervening special election held for the merged area,
in accordance with section 69.12. A vacancy is defined in section 277.29. A member shall
not serve on the board of directors who is a member of a board of directors of a local school
district or a member of an area education agency board.
2. Commencing with the regular school election in 1981, the governing board of a merged
area shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members.
3. Director districts shall be of approximately equal population within each merged area.

Legislative History

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §280A.12; C77, §280A.12, 280A.23(2); C79, 81, §280A.12, 280A.28; 82 Acts, ch 1136, §7]