File: BBBE
SHUTESBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
UNEXPIRED TERM FULFILLMENT
When a vacancy on the School Committee occurs for any reason, the Select Board or City Council and the remaining members of the Committee share the responsibility for filling it.
As provided in the law, the School Committee will notify the Select Board or City Council that a vacancy has been created within 30 days after it has occurred. After one week's notice has been given by the Committee to the Select Board or City Council, so that voters of the municipality may have the opportunity to state their candidacy, the two governing bodies will meet to fill the vacancy by roll call vote.
For election to fill a vacancy, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes of the officers entitled to vote. The person so elected will fill the seat on the Committee until the next town election, at which time a member will be elected to serve the remainder of the term, if any.
SOURCE: MASC – Updated 2022
LEGAL REF.: M.G.L. 41:11
NOTE: The substance of most statements in this category is usually established by law. Certain points may be School Committee policy. City and town charters often set forth procedures for filling vacancies on the School Committee; references to these should be added, if appropriate. A regional school district should also refer to the regional agreement if portions apply.
Reviewed and Edited by Shutesbury Policy Committee: 11-30-23
First Reading by Shutesbury School Committee: 12-21-23
Second Reading, First Vote by Shutesbury School Committee: 1-18-24
Final Vote by Shutesbury School Committee: 2-15-24