EFFECTIVE NEXT FALL, YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD WILL NO LONGER HOLD MEETINGS IN SEDONA, CHINO VALLEY, OR PRESCOTT VALLEY

Will hold at least two meetings on Verde Valley Campus and all remaining meetings will be held in the Rock House on the Prescott Campus

The Yavapai Community College District Governing Board has voted on a new policy stipulating that it will hold a minimum of two meetings at the Verde Valley Campus and the remaining meetings at the Rock House on the Prescott Campus. The new policy, which was deliberated upon in January and ratified during the March session, signifies that it will no longer consider Sedona, Chino Valley, or Prescott Valley as venues for its meetings.

The rationale behind centralizing meetings at the Prescott Campus appears to be twofold: (1) It is deemed too costly for Prescott staff to travel to multiple locations, involving setup time and staff being away from the Prescott Campus. (2) Attendance at meetings has been notably low, with the last two sessions witnessing no members of the public present during the call to to the public portion of the meeting.