Modesto City Schools board to discuss filling vacancy

The Modesto City Schools board will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday to discuss options to fill the seat of Rubén Villalobos. Villalobos resigned effective Sunday to become a Stanislaus Superior Court judge.

The board can decide to fill the empty seat by appointment until the next regular election. In November, voters would elect a trustee to fill the two years then remaining on his term. Villalobos was first elected to the board in 2009 and re-elected in 2013.

Trustees also could vote to hold a special election to fill the seat. The agenda suggests a provisional appointment is expected, listing the choice as a five-minute discussion, devoting the remainder of the hour to consideration of appointment procedures.

The meeting will be in the staff development building, 425 Locust St., across from the district office.

This story was originally published January 7, 2015 at 4:53 PM with the headline "Modesto City Schools board to discuss filling vacancy."