A member of the Governing Board who wishes to resign from the Board shall file a written resignation with the County Superintendent of Schools. (Education Code 5090)
The resigning Board member shall also notify the Board and give a copy of his/her written resignation to the Board secretary.
The resignation shall become effective when filed with the County Superintendent, except when a deferred effective date is specified in the resignation. A Board member may not defer the effective date of his/her resignation for more than 60 days after he/she files the resignation with the County Superintendent. (Education Code 5090, 5091)
Once filed, a written resignation, whether specifying a deferred effective date or otherwise, shall be irrevocable. (Education Code 5090)
A Board member who tenders his/her resignation with a deferred effective date shall, until the effective date of the resignation, continue to exercise all the powers of the office, except that he/she shall not have the right to vote for his/her successor in an action taken by the Board to make a provisional appointment. (Education Code 5091, 35178)
(cf. 9223 - Filling Vacancies)
A Board member who resigns shall file, within 30 days of leaving office, a revised Statement of Economic Interest/Form 700 covering the period of time between the closing date of the last statement required to be filed and the date he/she leaves office. (Government Code 87302, 87500)
(cf. 9270 - Conflict of Interest)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
5090-5095 Vacancies on the board
35178 Resignation with deferred effective date
GOVERNMENT CODE
1770 Vacancy on the board
87300 87313 Conflict of interest code
87500 Statement of economic interests
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Filling a Board Vacancy, rev. December 2010
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
Bylaw HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: January 8, 2018 Santa Barbara, California