On February 10, 2009 at the DeKalb County Legislature Hearing where only part of the Legislature members attended School Board member Zepora Roberts spoke to the delegation and stated she disapprove of State Bill-84 that may limit the number of DeKalb County School Board Members to seven verses nine members. She stated, “That this decision should be left up to the county and should not be decided by the state.” She stated also, “that she representing 43, 000 citizens in her district and that they deserved representation.” Zepora Roberts does represent the new District 7 for the DeKalb Board of Education. Ms. Roberts’s term will end in 2010.
As stated in SECTION 3 of the Georgia SB 84-Local Board of Education; election; revised provision:
1) Each local board of education shall have no more than seven members provided by local Act.
(2) This subsection shall not apply a local board of education whose board size exceeds seven members as provided by local constitutional amendment or federal court order or pursuant to a local law in effect prior to July 1, 2009; provided, however, that if the local law of any such local board of education is amended to revise the number of members on such board, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply.
Does the DeKalb County School Board have too many school board members? Would it be more functional with five districts like the DeKalb County Commission and two at-large districts? Would it be better with just seven districts and no at-large districts?
I feel the at-large districts are very important districts as these two school board members represent a larger section of the county and see a bigger picture than just the needs of certain areas of DeKalb. Because I feel the at-large district are important, I would like to see two of the smaller districts done away with and I would like to see the at-large districts stay as they currently are. What do you think?
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