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Resolution to Declare a Vacancy
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Resolution to Declare a Vacancy

WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute § 22-31-129( c ), a vacancy occurs if the person who was duly elected or appointed submits a written resignation to the Board of Education and such resignation is duly accepted by the Board of Education; and 


WHEREAS, on September 8, 2026, Brent Baker, a member of the Board of Education of the Garfield County School District No. 16, submitted a written resignation to the Board of Education and such resignation has been duly accepted by the Board of Education; and 


THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, in accordance with state law, the Board of Education declares a vacancy in the school director office on this date, September 8, 2026, and the Board of Education of the school district in which the vacancy occurs shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy within sixty days after the vacancy has occurred in accordance with the following procedure: 

1. Interested persons are invited to send a letter to the Board of Education with a statement of interest and related qualifications/experience by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026.

Attention: Board of Education

Garfield County School District No. 16

PO Box 68, 0460 Stone Quarry Road

Parachute, CO 81635 

2. The Board of Education will interview prospective candidates on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at a work session of the Board of Education before the public.

3. No person is eligible to hold public office unless that person fully meets the qualifications for office. To be eligible for appointment, any candidate for the office of school director of a school district shall have been a registered elector of the district for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the date of appointment and shall be a resident of the district that the candidate will serve as an at-large director. Any person who has been convicted of commission of a sexual offense against a child shall not be eligible for the office of school director of a school district. Each candidate for appointment to the vacancy shall establish their eligibility to hold office by submitting a sworn affidavit attesting to their qualifications for office by Friday, October 2, 2026, to the address provided above.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, if the appointment is not made by the Board of Education within the sixty-day period, the president of the Board of Education shall forthwith appoint a person to fill the vacancy. 


NOW THEREFORE BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that, an appointee to the office of school director shall serve until the next regular biennial school election when the successor for the remainder of the term is elected and has qualified. 


Adopted and approved this 8th day of September 2026. 

0460 Stone Quarry Road, Parachute, CO 81635

P.O. Box 68, Parachute, CO 81635