GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER ASKS SIGAFOOS TO SCHEDULE SPECIAL MEETING ON LEGALITY OF TAINTED POLITICAL POSTCARD

Will Sigafoos, who politically benefits from the mailing by the College at taxpayer expense, call for a meeting before the politically tainted postcard is mailed to all County families and businesses?

The Blog has learned on good authority that a request has been made directly to Yavapai Community College Governing Board member Ray Sigafoos by a member of the Governing Board to schedule a special Board meeting to discuss the legality of the College mailing a politically tainted postcard that subtly supports Sigafoos and Connie Harris. The meeting would take place before the November election and before the College mailed the politically tainted material.

Both Sigafoos and Harris have strong opponents in the November election and need the mailing at taxpayer expense to try and bolster their campaigns.  As of the date of this Blog note (Sunday morning), there has been no response from the Chair of the Governing Board regarding the request.

As a matter of ethics, it is noted that Sigafoos is in a political battle with Wayne Meddaugh to retain his First District Governing Board seat.  For Sigafoos to make the decision to not call a special meeting immediately raises an ethical issue relating to his obvious conflict of interest in making such a decision.