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A RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE WHITKO COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION IS CONSTITUTED BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of School Trustees of the Whitko Community Schools Corporation that the following plan shall determine the manner in which the School Board of the Whitko Community School Corporation shall be constituted. 1. Number of Members A. The School Board shall consist of five (5) members, elected on a nonpartisan basis. B. Members of the Board of School Trustees of the Whitko Community School Corporation shall be elected, one (1) member from each of the following five (5) Districts: District 1 shall consist of the area: Washington and Monroe Civil Townships, Kosciusko County, Indiana. District 2 shall consist of the area: Richland Civil Township, Whitley County, Indiana, and Jackson Civil Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana District 3 shall consist of the area: Cleveland Civil Township, Whitley County, Indiana. District 4 shall consist of the area: Washington, Monroe and Jackson Townships, Kosciusko County, Indiana. District 5 shall consist of the area: Richland and Cleveland Townships, Whitley County, Indiana. 2. Qualifications of Candidates A. To qualify as a School Board member, the candidate must be: (1) a resident in the Electoral District to be elected; (2) have resided in the State of Indiana for two (2) years last past; and (3) have resided in the School Corporation for at least one (1) year last past. B. In addition, it would be desirable that members of the Board have a genuine interest in and devotion to public education, a willingness to give time and effort to the work, a capacity for understanding people, and the ability to work cooperatively with others. C. At least sixty (60) days prior to the Primary Election, but not more than ninety (90) days prior to the election, a petition signed by the candidate and ten (10) registered voters residing within the Electoral District in which the candidate wishes to run, shall be submitted to each of the Clerks of the Whitley and Kosciusko County Circuit Courts. The petition shall declare the candidate's intention to seek election as a Board Member. The petition shall indicate the Electoral District the. person is seeking to fill. The names of all candidates certified by the Clerk of the Circuit Courts shall appear on a separate paper or machine ballot in accordance with the requirements of School Board member elections codified under I.C. 20-4.1-26.4. 3. Method of Election A. The election of School Board members will be for a term of four (4) years. Elections will be held every two (2) years, with the election of one (1) member representing District 4 and one (1) member representing District 5 in 2010 and every four years thereafter, and one (1) member representing District 1, one (1) member representing District 2, and one (1) member representing District 3 in the 2012 year and every four years thereafter. School Board members shall be selected in the spring primary and seated at the first meeting in July following the primary election. Eligible voters from all electoral districts may vote for the election of a member from each Electoral District. 4. Filling a Board Vacancy A. The Board shall seek qualified and interested candidates from the community through the news media, wore of mouth, and contacts with appropriate organizations. B. Board members chosen by the Board to fill an Electoral District vacancy shall meet the same requirements as a candidate provided in Section 2A above. C. All applicants are to submit a notice of their interest, in writing, to the Superintendent. D. Appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy shall be by majority vote of the full Board 5. Compensation Board members shall receive each year a basic compensation as stipulated by State law as well as a per diem. Expenses of a Board member shall be reimbursed when incurred in the performance of his/her duties or in the performance of functions authorized by the Board, and duly vouchered. j30
