After former Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education member Mary Wells was elected to the City Council last month, the remaining members on April 24 agreed to leave her seat vacant until the Nov. 5 election.
Due to the timing of Wells’ resignation on April 1, the board would have had approximately a month to look for a replacement who would only hold that position until the election, BHUSD HR/Legal Counsel Jabari Willis said. Considering the time and resources required to find a candidate in such a squeeze, the board agreed it was best to wait for voters to cast their ballots.
