NIC Board of Trustees seeks appointee for new zone

COEUR d'ALENE — North Idaho College officials are looking for a trustee to serve in the newly created Trustee Zone 5.

The zone, according to a press release, is located in the northwest corner of Kootenai County and encompasses the area north of Poleline Avenue west of Atlas Road. Letters of interest, the release adds, are now being solicited to fill the position.

The NIC Board of Trustees is soliciting letters of interest from potential trustees residing in zone 5 from now until 2:30 p.m. on Friday, July 15. According to the release, the board will hold interviews with candidates in early August, and expect to fill the vacancy by their board meeting on Aug. 24.

The NIC Trustee Zone 5 position will then be up for election on Nov. 8, 2016. Potential candidates must reside in the zone, and letters of interest can be addressed to "Chairman of the NIC Board of Trustees" and sent to the President's Office at 1000 West Garden Ave., Coeur d'Alene.

An exact map of the five NIC trustee zones can be found online at www.nic.edu/board. For more information, contact NIC at (208)-769-3303.

At its June 16 meeting, the Idaho State Board of Education approved formation of the zones, which was required by Idaho House Bill 512 that passed during the 2016 legislative session. HB 512 charges every Idaho community college with establishing five zones in its district divided equally by population. Because of the mandate from the state, two of NIC’s current trustees — Ron Nilson and Todd Banducci — reside in the same district, which is not allowed under the new law. Nilson has resigned from his position effective July 2.