OPINION: Board Selection Process Should be More Transparent

Note: This opinion article by TRN Media employee David Martin does not reflect the view of SweetwaterNOW, The Radio Network, or TRN Media.

How open should the selection process to fill a vacant Board or city Council position be?

The process the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees utilized should have been more open and transparent to give residents a closer look at what the board members were looking for in a candidate. While the district provided the letters of intent it received by the candidates, the district could have been more transparent.

Residents following the appointment process Monday were met with just over two hours of closed-door interviews and discussion amongst the board’s members taking place in an executive session. For applicants to a high-level