ACC to leave board slot empty

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September 16, 2009

Anonymous The San Marcos Record Wed Sep 16, 2009, 10:07 AM CDT

The Austin Community College District Board of Trustees voted to leave the seat held by Trustee Veronica Rivera vacant, allowing voters to decide in May 2010 who should hold the seat.

Rivera, an Austin attorney, announced in July she was stepping down to take a new position with the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund in Washington, DC.

Rivera was elected to Place 6 in 2004. The term expires in the spring of 2010. Elections will be held on May 11 for Place 6, along with Place 4 currently held by Jeffrey Richard and Place 5 by Raul Alvarez.

“The board made a wise decision,” said Linda Young, special assistant to the president for external affairs. “Candidates for Trustee (including Place 6) can begin filing as early as Feb. 5, leaving little time for an effective selection and appointment process required if the board had chosen to fill the position prior to the election.”

ACC trustees are elected at-large for six-year terms.

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