20-15-228. Grounds for removal. A community college trustee may be removed if the trustee:

Terms Used In Montana Code 20-15-228

  • community college district: means a body corporate and a subdivision of the state of Montana organized under a single board of trustees for the purpose of providing community college instruction open to all people, subject to uniform regulations as determined by the trustees. See Montana Code 20-15-101
  • district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101

(1)moves the trustee’s residence from the applicable community college district;

(2)is no longer a registered elector of the community college district under the provisions of 20-20-301;

(3)is absent from the district 60 consecutive days;

(4)fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the trustees without reasonable cause;

(5)fails to perform responsibilities in accordance with 20-15-226; or

(6)ceases to have the capacity to hold office.