Motion to extend life of Committee to two years sidelined—given a few more months to function–maybe?
The question of the future of the Verde Valley Board Advisory Committee to the District Governing Board came up during discussion at the Governing Board’ August 5 meeting. When Verde Valley Board representative Al Filardo moved to continued the Committee for two years, it was met with opposition from the West County majority voting block. President Penelope Wills appeared less than happy with the motion. The District Board Chair was then joined by the other two members of the West County voting block to quash this effort.
When it became clear there was not majority support for extending the Committee’s life for 24 months, a motion was eventually made to continue the Committee until “such a time that we have enough information from the strategic planning output and then determine whether we disband, discontinue, or whatever.” The Board Chair immediately jumped into the discussion to ask for a vote. The vote was unanimous. This left the Committee hanging precariously out to dry.
The strategic plan may be discussed as early as August 31, at which time the Committee’s life could be ended. It is the Blog’s perception that the Board Advisory Committee is a group the West County voting block want to get rid of as soon as possible while trying to politically avoid an enormous blow-back.
You may see the video of the discussion regarding the life of the Committee by clicking here.