Four seats will be contested on November ballot
GLENWOOD SPRINGS – On November’s ballot voters will be able to choose representatives for Colorado Mountain College’s Board of Trustees.
The four districts with seats up for election are District 2 (East Garfield County: Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Director Districts B, C, D and E), District 4 (Summit County School District RE-1), District 5 (Steamboat Springs School District RE-2) and District 6 (Lake County School District RE-1 and Eagle County School District RE-50J Director District A).
All four seats have two candidates running; the last time this occurred was in 2003, when Districts 2 and 6 each had two candidates run. The candidates this fall are: District 2 – Kathy Goudy, Stan D. Orr; District 4 – Richard E. Hague, Robert C. Taylor; District 5 – Ken Brenner, John Fielding; District 6 – Pat Chlouber, Wes Duran.
The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees has seven at-large seats that are elected by all the voters in the six counties that constitute the CMC District. Board responsibilities include employing and evaluating the president, approving the college budget, certifying the mill levy, establishing college goals and monitoring the progress of the institution.
One resident from each of the following counties is elected to the board: Eagle, Lake, Pitkin, Routt and Summit. An East Garfield and a West Garfield County resident are also selected by voters to serve. Those elected serve four-year terms. The board usually meets on a monthly basis at locations around the district.