Filings show the yawning public interest in overseeing work of $85 million County Community College as only one candidate in each of District #4 and #5 completed paperwork for position by deadline
The Yavapai Community College Governing Board will have two new members joining it shortly. Absent an unusual happening prior to August 20, data from Yavapai County’s Superintendent’s office (https://ycesa.com/election-candidates/), shows only one candidate has qualified to fill the District 5 seat vacated by Steve Irwin. While the time for completing paperwork has expired, there is always a remote possibility someone may file to become a write in candidate.
The person completing the appropriate paperwork for the position in District #5 is Mitch Padilla. Padilla will most likely be sworn in sometime in September because the seat is vacant. Steve Irwin vacated the seat earlier in the year to run for Yavapai County Supervisor.
The District #4 seat, which is now occupied by Pat McCarver, will most likely be filled in January by Chris Kuknyo. McCarver decided not to run after serving for more than a decade on the Board. Kuknyo is the only person to have completed the paperwork by the filing deadline for the position in that district.
Below is a four minute Governing Board discussion regarding these two seats and the election.
Yavapai Community College District Governing Board will hold a public meeting, via zoom, on July 28, 2020 at 2.00 p.m.
The Yavapai Community College has announced it will hold a regular District Governing Board meeting on July 20, 2020 at 2 p.m.
Following the recommendations from the NJCAA Presidential Advisory Council and the NJCAA Board of Regents, the NJCAA announced on Monday, July 13 its adjusted plan of action for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. Following the Board of Regents’ vote on Monday, a majority of competition will be moved to the spring semester.
Arizona State University announced Friday, July 10 that it will begin to award from $500 to $6,000 of the $32 million it received from the government as direct aid to students. The funds came from the CARES Act.
Yavapai Community College is moving ahead quickly to achieve its goal of becoming a “touchless campus.” The goal is to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 among students, staff, faculty and visitors. 
products for various applications. We are purchasing door handle wraps for entrances at high use public buildings, touch screen covers for spaces that are open in the fall, and mousepads for the computer commons and libraries. “NanoSeptic Skins and Mats turn dirty, high traffic, public touchpoints into continuously self-cleaning surfaces. Powered by light, NanoSeptic surfaces utilize mineral nanocrystals, which create a powerful oxidation reaction. Working 24/7, the surface continually oxidizes organic contaminants. Unlike traditional disinfectants and cleaners, the NanoSeptic surface uses no poisons, heavy metals or chemicals, and nothing is released from the surface since the nano-crystals are molecularly bonded to the material.”