Meeting adjourned when Linda Buchanan refuses to leave as asked
Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus Community Education Coordinator, Linda Buchanan, was asked by the Chair of the Verde Valley Community College Citizen Advocates on Thursday afternoon, August 14, 2015 to leave the Advocates meeting. The meeting was being held in Cottonwood at the VACTE facility. When she insisted she did not have to leave, the meeting was adjourned.
The incident arose out of comments Ms. Buchanan made in a recent letter to the editor in the Verde Independent. In the article Ms. Buchanan stated in part: “Set aside the angry agendas of a few individuals . . .. Leave the political power plays to those with a vendetta . . .. .
The Advocates group apparently believed that Ms. Buchanan was aiming the remarks directly at them. This was the basis for their decision to expel her from the meeting.
The Verde Valley Community College Citizen Advocates is a private association of individuals who are concerned about post-secondary education in the Verde Valley. They are not required to comply with open meeting laws and can restrict attendance to their meetings if they choose to do so.
Ms. Buchanan’s letter that triggered her expulsion may be read in full by clicking here.