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Bylaws of the Board

Filling Vacancies

Any vacancy occurring on the Board, unless otherwise provided by charter or special act, shall be filled by a vote of the remaining members of the Board until the next regular election.

Such vacancies will be formally announced to the Board at one of its regularly scheduled meetings. The next regularly scheduled meeting at which time the vacancy will be filled by majority vote of all members of the Board of Education and the action shall be recorded in the minutes of that meeting.

Legal Reference:  Connecticut General Statutes

7-107 Vacancy appointments by selectmen.

9-204 Minority representation on boards of education.

10-219 Procedure for filling vacancy on board of education.

10-156e Employees of boards of education permitted to serve as elected officials; exception.

10-232 Restriction on employment of members of the board of education.

Bylaws accepted by the Board:  August 16, 1999

Bylaws adopted by the Board: September 20, 1999