COLLEGE BOARD WILL APPOINT FILL-IN FOR GILLIS $500,000 ELECTION SAID TOO EXPENSIVE.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer VALENCIA Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. -- The College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. board will appoint a replacement for member Ron Noun 1. Ron - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokkos, Daffo West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Gillis, who resigned, and is asking residents to apply for the post. Faced with a projected $500,000 cost to hold an election to fill the position, the elected board voted 4-0 Tuesday to appoint a replacement for Gillis. March is the earliest the election legally could be held for a term that expires in November 2007. ``The potential for a $500,000 cost for (less than) a one-year appointment, I could not vote for that,'' said board member Joan MacGregor. ``It's not a positive use of the college's funds.'' In a letter sent to the college last week, Gillis wrote that he was unable to fully dedicate ded·i·cate tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates 1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. 2. himself to his work on the college board because of changes in his work situation. In 2004, Gillis also said his work duties at Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. were taking up too much of his time and resigned as board vice president, but stayed on as a trustee. Gillis' wife, Roberta, former president of the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Democratic Club, died in April of complications from a stroke. Gillis could not be reached for comment. He served 11 years on the board. The board is accepting applications and hopes to appoint a replacement for Gillis in August or September. The replacement would still face a November 2007 election to keep the post. alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 |
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