YCC Community Outreach Coordinator circulates nominating petitions for Governing Board candidate Harrington
Official records have disclosed that newly appointed Yavapai Community College Outreach Coordinator, Linda Buchanan, was hard at work on August 4, 2014 obtaining signatures on nonpartisan nominating petitions for Second District Governing Board candidate Harold Harrington. Those close to the Community College believe that the top administrators fear a change-over on the Governing Board and are doing whatever they can within the law to help out. Harrington had publicly said he would not run as a candidate for the Governing Board if another candidate filed. However, he quickly changed his political tune when Ms. Deb McCasland filed for his seat on the Governing Board.
Arizona has a law, AZ 15-1408, which appears to prohibit community college employees from influencing the outcome of an election or using community college resources to do so.
No one has suggested that Buchanan violated the Arizona statute by obtaining signatures for Harrington on August 4. In fact, Arizona law allows a Community College employee to do whatever he or she wants to on his or her own time. However, do you think it was appropriate for a high level Community College employee in a fiercely fought nonpartisan political campaign to become involved by collecting the signatures for Harrington? Do you think that such behavior would affect the future relationship of Buchanan with McCasland if McCasland is elected to the Governing Board?
You may view the petitions by clicking on the following link. Binder1.
A 23 page fact-based booklet reviewing the future of Career and Technology Education (CTE) opportunities in the Verde Valley has been published. 
Sedona resident Joel Staadecker appeared before the Governing Board on October 15. He lauded the changes that have taken place over the last nine months on the Sedona campus and described the renewed citizen interest in the Community College. He also stated that the possibility of exercising the option to purchase the property, referred to as the Miller Brothers property, was an “incredible opportunity.”
He also said that he was “disappointed” with people from the “East” that “don’t have the guts” to remain on the Governing Board, an allusion no doubt to Bob Oliphant. He also said he was frustrated with “ex employees who come in and gripe and groan but don’t have to a lot to add, “ a poorly disguised allusion to Ms. Deb McCasland, Harrington’s opponent.
Lori Hines, paranormal mystery author and “Under the Surface” radio host, will discuss The Ancient Ones series, a fiction series inspired by experiences as a paranormal investigator and archaeology enthusiast on Friday, October 24th at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College – Verde Campus in Clarkdale. The discussion will be held in Room M-137 on from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. this Friday. It is free and open to the general public. 
The Yavapai Community College Governing Board has outlined the role and limitations on the Governing Board Advisory Committee. The Board views are based on Board Policy guidelines contained in section 3.6 of its policy manual.
The Community College says in its press release that “TR has been energetically brought back to life by Derek Evans in performances from the White House Visitor Center to grade school classrooms, museums and theaters across the United States. . . . [You will] be transported to the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Learn about Teddy Roosevelt’s early life; military career; organization of the Rough Riders; his friendship with former Prescott Mayor, Buckey O’Neill; and his Presidency as steward of the people.”