Barbara Bannar resigns from LTUSD trustee position, replacement sought

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After a dozen years as a trustee on the Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board of Education, Barbara Bannar has resigned. To fill her spot as the trustee from Area 5 (pictured above), applications are being accepted until May 15, 2020.

Bannar, the current board clerk, has been board president for many of those years and will leave a void with her departure. She was the most senior member among the other four elected trustees. Board President Larry Reilly is up for reelection in November as are trustees Bonnie Turnbull and Troy Matthews. The other trustee, Brandi Bannister, has a term than runs through 2022.

Her first term was from 2003-2007 and then again from 2012 to the present. She represented much of the Meyers area and Bannar's replacement will finish her term which ends on December 9, 2022.

The 25-year-resident of the South Shore could not be reached for comment. Her resignation was official on March 31, 2020.

Applications for the open position will be accepted until May 15 at 5:00 p.m. with interviews scheduled for May 26.

Legal Notice of Vacancy
Interested persons are hereby notified pursuant to Education Code §5091 that there is a vacancy on the Board of Education due to the resignation of Trustee Barbara Bannar. The provisional appointee will represent Trustee Area #5 on the LTUSD Board of Education. The position to be filled is a 4-year term ending December 9, 2022 and will go to election in November 2022.

Applications are available on the District’s website at www.ltusd.org under District - Public Notices or by calling the Lake Tahoe Unified School District Education Center located at (530) 541-2850 ext. 0.

Candidate applications are due by Friday, May 15, 2020 by 5:00 PM.

Eligibility:
Pursuant to Education Code section 35107, subdivision (a), any person who is 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the school district, a registered voter and who is not disqualified by the Constitution or laws of the state from holding office, is eligible to be appointed a member of the governing board. Eligible applicants must be currently registered to vote in Trustee Area #5 of which the boundary area maps can be found at www.ltusd.org under District - Board of Education.

Interviews:
The Board of Education will interview prospective candidates at a public meeting to be announced at the May 26, 2020 Board of Education Meeting, accept oral or written public input, and select the provisional appointee by a majority vote.