The Missouri School Boards Association is in a Sticky Spot
Here we copy an insightful and intriguing article taken from https://righttowinozarks.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-msba-is-in-sticky-spot.html:
| From: MSBA |
By Gretchen Garrity
There were several very important outcomes to yesterday's (April 2, 2024) municipal races in Christian County. First, the Christian County Health Board has three new members who are dedicated to individual freedom. It is a huge win for citizens.
Second, the President-Elect of the Missouri School Boards Association, Ozark School Board Member Patty Quessenberry, was defeated. After 27 years as a school board member, the voters decided change was needed.
Now for the sticky part. According to the MSBA by-laws, the President of the MSBA must also be a current school board member:
Section 1 - Qualifications
With the exception of the position of Immediate Past President and any ex-officio member serving as chair of the MSBA Council of Past Presidents, to be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors a person must be a member of an Active Member Board and shall have served at least two years on their local Board of Education."
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| From: Christian County Website |
"Art. IV, Section 8 - Resignation
Resignation, Automatic - A member of the Board of Directors who vacates a local board position, with the exception of the President and the Immediate Past President, shall immediately relinquish their position on the Board of Directors."
It's possible that Quessenberry can become an individual member according to Art. II, Sec. 5 of the by-laws, but she will not be able to hold elected office.