The El Paso Independent School District is set to interview candidates for its Board of Trustee seats for Districts 6 and 7. The board could swear in the two finalists as soon as Thursday night as part of its agenda.
Vacant Seats
In June, two board members resigned after a vote led to EPISD declaring financial exigency amid budget struggles and a multi-million dollar deficit. Financial exigency is similar to bankruptcy for educational institutions.
Trustee Daniel Call (District 7) voted against the motion and Trustee Valerie Beals (District 6) was absent. They each had about a year left in their terms.
To fill their seats, the board decided to appoint new members. Other members will review the applications and vote on who will serve until the next election.
Candidates for District 7 and District 6 will go before current board members for interviews. The board is expected to make a decision Thursday and swear in the two finalists.
The board also could have called for a special election to fill the empty seats, but it would have had to cover the cost. El Paso County election officials said the cost could reach hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on when an election would be held.
Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
