Time to pick your next trustees

Photo: Bill Everitt

Ginny Manning, trustee for Electoral Area 3 hands in her nomination papers to Bonnie Roller Routley, secretary treasurer of SD 67. Manning has been the trustee for this area since 2002.

Nominations for School District No. 67 trustees opened at 9 a.m. today, and at least one trustee is getting the jump on filing her papers.

Ginny Manning has been a trustee with SD No. 67 since 2002. Nearly three hours after the nomination period opened, she had filed her papers for renomination for the electoral area 3 - the rural areas outside of Penticton. 

School District No. 67 is governed by a Board of Education elected by the public. Trustee positions are now four year terms to match municipal terms. Trustee elections will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014, for seven positions on the Board:

• Four trustees from Trustee Electoral Area 1 - City of Penticton
• Two (2) trustees from Trustee Electoral Area 2 - Summerland
• One (1) trustee from Trustee Electoral Area 3 - The rural area of Penticton, which includes the areas of Kaleden, Lakeshore Highlands, Naramata, Penticton Indian Band, Upper Carmi, West Bench, and adjacent areas.

Regular committees usually meet once a month and additional committee meetings are held as required. The board meets on the second Monday of every month during the school year, with some exceptions for statutory holiday.

 November 2014 Elections

School trustee elections are held in conjunction with municipal and regional district elections according to the district’s election by-law. Additional information and nomination papers are available at: 

City of Penticton - for the Penticton area
District of Summerland - for the Summerland area
School Board Office - for the rural areas around Penticton, including the areas of Kaleden Lakeshore Highlands, Naramata, Penticton Indian Band, Upper Carmi, West Bench, and adjacent areas.  

Notice of Nomination

The nomination period runs from Sept. 30, 9 a.m., to Oct. 10, 4 p.m.   

Qualifications for Office

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected and hold office as a trustee if they meet the following criteria:

• An individual who is, or will be on general voting day or effective date of appointment, age 18 or older;
• A Canadian citizen;
• A resident of British Columbia for at least six months before the date of the nomination, election or appointment: and
• Not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from being nominiated for, elected to or holding office as a trustee.

Completed nomination forms will be accepted until 4 p.m. on October 10, 2014.

All completed nomination packages will be posted online for public inspection.

Here is a guide for 2014 candidates.

Other election information can be found here.

There is an upcoming school board meeting on Oct 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the school board building at 425 Jermyn Ave.