Christine Dyment resigns!

Tomorrow night (January 23rd) at the Board of Education for School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)'s meeting - SD27's Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Futcher will report the following:

In accordance with Section 51 of the School Act (Act), The Secretary Treasurer hereby
notifies the Board of Education of the resignation of Trustee Christine Dyment,
effective 09 January 2018.

Under Section 36(1) (of the Act), the Board must hold an election if a trustee resigns under
section 51 (of the Act). However, section 36(2) (of the Act) provides a provision to allow the Board, if the vacancy occurs after January 1 in the year of a general school election, to hold the vacancy open until the election as long as at least 3 trustees continue to hold office.

If the Board decides to hold an election, the Board must, by February 8, appoint a
Chief Election Officer and notify the Minister of Education. As Trustee Dyment was elected as Vice-Chair and BCPSEA Representative, the Board is advised to conduct an election for these positions. The Board Chair may also need to re-consider trustee appointments to committees.

Recommended Motion:
THAT the Board of Education, in accordance with the School Act holds a by-election
for the vacant position of trustee of Zone 4 and appoints Secretary Treasurer Kevin
Futcher as Chief Election Officer and Connee Newberry as Deputy Chief Election
Officer.


OR

THAT the Board of Education, in accordance with the School Act, section 36(2)
holds the position of trustee for Zone 4 vacant until the 2018 General School
Election, as long as at least 3 trustees continue to hold office.

I was saddened to read this but I do feel that Ms. Dyment has been a very good School Trustee for the people of SD27 Trustee Electoral Zone 4 which covers the entirety of Cariboo RD Electoral Area 'F' (150 Mile - Horsefly - Likely) and I wish her very well in her future endeavours

~SF