Section 3357:15-11-01 - CompositionThe board of trustees shall consist of nine qualified electors residing in the Stark state college (the college) district who are not employees of the college or members of any board of education or educational service center governing board.
(A) Gubernatorial appointees. Three trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.(B) Local appointees. Six trustees shall be appointed by a three-person trustee selection committee, with the advice and consent of the senate. Not more than one member of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be a resident of Summit county, and not more than two members of the board of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be employees of government agencies. Local trustees shall serve three-year terms. Trustee selection committee members are local business, civic or nonprofit leaders in the college service district who are not current members of the college board and who are appointed by the executive committee of the college board of trustees. When a local trustee vacancy occurs, the board must nominate trustee candidates to the trustee selection committee. The trustee selection committee will meet to consider nominees recommended by the college board of trustees, but may also consider other applicants.
The trustee selection committee shall appoint trustees:
(1) Who hold leadership positions within significant industries in the college's service district, to the greatest extent possible;(2) Who reside in the college's service district. Once the trustee selection committee selects the new local trustee, the college must forward that local trustee candidate's name to the state of Ohio for the advice and consent process of the Ohio Senate.
(C) Terms. The term of office for each trustee shall be three years, with terms arranged so that not less than two or more than three expire in a given year, and terms of the gubernatorial appointees shall expire in different years. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the appointed term. Gubernatorial and local trustees shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor takes office.(D) Vacancies. If there is a vacancy, such vacancy shall be filled by the authority making the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. Replaces: 15-11-01
Ohio Admin. Code 3357:15-11-01
Effective: 3/18/2024
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3357.09
Rule Amplifies: 3357.09
Prior Effective Dates: 10/05/2009, 02/14/2015, 01/27/2019, 03/11/2024