CITY SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION MAY TAKE PLACE IN FEBRUARY

A SPECIAL ELECTION ON FEBRUARY 5TH ON A LEVY FOR WESTERN IOWA TECH MAY ALSO REQUIRE THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOLD AN ELECTION FOR A SCHOOL BOARD SEAT AT THE SAME TIME.

NANCY MOUNTS RESIGNED FROM THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD PRIOR TO HER TERM EXPIRING LAST YEAR. JOHN MEYERS WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE THE REST OF HER TERM WITH THE NEXT BOARD ELECTION SET FOR SEPTEMBER 2013.

BUT BECAUSE ALL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE WESTERN IOWA TECH ELECTION, STATE CODE REQUIRES THE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON FEBRUARY 5TH.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO OPINIONS BY WOODBURY COUNTY ATTORNEY PATRICK JENNINGS AND IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE MATT SCHULTZ.

AN OPINION FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTORNEY DAN MOORE DISAGREES, STATING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD IS IN CHARGE OF DECIDING THE ISSUE.
WOODBURY COUNTY AUDITOR PAT GILL SAYS HE'S PREPARING FOR THE FEBRUARY ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE:



GILL SAYS THAT DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF TIME FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE FOR THE ELECTION:

SCHOOL ATTORNEY DAN MOORE'S OPINION STATES THAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ELECTION IS NOT A PENDING ELECTION FOR A COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD VACANCY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UNDER THE SAME POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.