March 9, 2021Asheville City Council
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Council asked our local delegation to consider increasing the membership of the Asheville School Board to seven, and to amend the selection process for membership to allow for four of the Asheville School Board’s members to be elected by residents of the Asheville City Schools District and three members appointed by the Asheville City Council, with the chair to be selected by the entire board.
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- Passed. Voted no: Esther Manheimer, Kim Roney.
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- “Vice-Mayor Smith favored a hybrid model for a seven member board, four of the members to be elected by the residents of the Asheville City Schools District and three members still being appointed by City Council, with the chair to be selected by the entire board.”
Carried 5–2
From the minutes: The motion made by Vice-Mayor Smith and seconded by Councilwoman Roney (hybrid model) carried on a 5-2 roll call vote, with Mayor Manheimer and Councilwoman Roney voting “no.”
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“Vice-Mayor Smith moved to ask our local delegation to consider increasing the membership of the Asheville School Board to seven, and to amend the selection process for membership to allow for four of the Asheville School Board’s members to be elected by residents of the Asheville City Schools District and three members appointed by the Asheville City Council, with the chair to be selected by the entire board.”
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