Politics & Government

School District Seeks New Board Member

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education plans to appoint new trustee in January.

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The Board of Education on Tuesday said they plan to appoint a new trustee to replace , who was . He is expected to be sworn in to his new council seat on Nov. 28.

Trustees said they would like to have a new member appointed to the board in January.

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Another option the board has is to hold a special election, which trustees decided against due to its $125,000 price tag.

The district will soon place a call for anyone interested in filling the board vacancy and distribute applications.

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Interested in applying? Contact Margaret Gehlert at mgehlert@lvjusd.k12.ca.us.

Meanwhile, the and Livermore city council will also have to make a similar decision to fill expected vacancies.

, who currently serves as a park district board member, was .

She will join Gary on a newly formed city council headed by , who was .

Marchand currently serves as vice mayor on the city council. His rise to mayor opens up another seat on the council.


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