3357:15-11-01. Composition

The board of trustees shall consist of nine qualified electors residing residing in the Stark state college (the college) district who are not employees of the college or members of any board of education or educational service center governing board.

(A) Gubernatorial appointees: Three trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(B) Local appointees: . Six trustees shall be appointed by the presidents, or their representatives, of the city and exempted village school district boards of education and of the educational service center governing boards whose territories are included in the Stark state college district. Prior to the appointment of the trustees, the president of the governing board of the educational service center serving Stark county or, if more than one service center serves the county, the president of the governing board of the educational service center serving the largest portion of Stark county, shall call a caucus of those board presidents at a time and place designated by the service center board president. At such caucus, the board presidents or their representatives shall select trustees by majority vote of those attending. Not more than one member of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be a resident of Summit county, and not more than two members of the board of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be employees of government agencies.

(C) Terms: The term of office for each trustee shall be three years, with terms arranged so that not less than two or more than three expire in a given year, and terms of the gubernatorial appointees shall expire in different years. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the appointed term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.

(D) Vacancies: If there is a vacancy, such vacancy shall be filled by the authority making the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term.

Replaces: 3357:15-11-01

Effective: 1/27/2019
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3357
Rule Amplifies: 3357
Prior Effective Dates: 10/05/2009, 02/14/2015