NORTHFIELD CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION FILE CODE: 9113
Northfield, New Jersey Monitored
Mandated
Bylaw X Other Reasons
FILLING VACANCIES
Vacancies Filled by the Board
The board shall fill vacancies created by the resignation, removal by the Northfield Board of Education for cause or death of a serving member, or when a member ceases to be a bona fide resident of the district. The vacancy shall be filled within the 65 days prescribed by law.
Procedures by which to select the persons to fill such vacancies may include advertisement of the vacancy in suitable local media, and interviews with interested parties conducted in executive session by the board acting as committee of the whole.
If a vacancy occurs on the board due to the recall of a board member, all procedures of the law shall be followed to fill that vacancy.
Vacancies filled by the board shall be by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board after the vacancy occurs.
Vacancies Filled by the Executive County Superintendent
The executive county superintendent fills vacancies that the board fails to fill within 65 days, and those caused by the voters’ failure to elect a member, or by the removal of a member because of lack of qualifications, some flaw in the election, or when a recount or contested election fails to elect a member. The executive county superintendent also appoints enough members to make up a quorum.
Adopted: March 8, 2004
NJSBA Review/Update: December 2009; December 2010, February 2024
Readopted: October 24, 2011
Key Words
Filling Vacancies, Board Vacancies
Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:6‑56 Election of members of representative assembly; vacancies (educational services commission)
N.J.S.A. 18A:12‑1 Qualifications of board members
N.J.S.A. 18A:12‑3 Removal of members
N.J.S.A. 18A:12‑7 Boards; appointments; vacancies (Type I district)
N.J.S.A. 18A:12‑15 Vacancies (Type II district)
N.J.S.A. 18A:13‑11 Vacancies in membership of board; filling (regional)
N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8.1 Additional member on board of education in each sending district
N.J.S.A. 19:27A-1 et seq. Uniform Recall Election Law
Possible
Cross References: *9010 Role of member
9110 Number of members and terms of office
9112 Elections/appointments
9114 Resignation/removal from office
*9270 Conflict of interest
*9271 Code of ethics
*Indicates policy is included in the Critical Policy Reference Manual.