Multnomah ESD Board member Thatcher resigns – Board to appoint successor

For Immediate Release

June 17, 2015

Contact: Laura Conroy
503-257-1516
lconroy@mesd.k12.or.us
www.mesd.k12.or.us

Multnomah ESD Board member Thatcher resigns – Board to appoint successor

MESD Board member Erica Thatcher announced today that she is resigning. In a letter to the
Board Chair she explains that she “recently got engaged…and moved out of my district.” Board policy requires that Board members reside in the zone they represent.

The Board will now take steps to appoint an individual to serve the remainder of Thatcher’s term which ends June 30, 2017. It will declare the vacancy on July 1 and post an announcement seeking applicants for the position.
To be eligible for the position applicants must: reside within the Zone 2 boundary, have resided in the zone one year immediately preceding the appointment date, and not be an employee of the MESD. To confirm residency in the zone, applicants should contact the Multnomah County Elections Office at 503.988.3720. Applications will be accepted until 5pm on August 1, 2015.

Application materials will be available from the agency following the Board’s declaration of a vacancy on July 1. The agency will provide application materials after the Board’s declaration of a vacancy.

The Board will interview applicants in a public forum, during a regular or special session, on a date to be announced. The Board will then vote to appoint an individual to serve in the Zone 2 position for the remainder of the term. At the expiration of the term the voters shall elect a successor.