Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

CC/E director districts to remain unchanged

Board hopes to change composition after 2021 election

Any changes to Clay Central/Everly's school board election process will have to wait until after the November 2021 election.

According to discussion during the board's meeting May 26, CC/E will have to wait until the results of the 2020 U.S. Census are finalized before making any changes to the way its board of directors is elected. Legal counsel said the district could change the current rules by holding a special election, but advised that members hold off until after the upcoming vote this fall.

"They basically told us that there was no way to change our way of electing board members for th...