Chevalier asserts that a majority of written comments made by one Board member on Board evaluation form were “false,“ others were “misleading,” and all of them “mean spirited” and “intended to hurt” him
The Yavapai Community College Governing Board members routinely conduct a self-evaluation about the workings of the Board. The evaluation may include one Board member’s view of another Board member’s participation and conduct. The evaluations are not intended to be used for personal attacks and the evaluations are seldom discussed or debated at any length at a Board meeting.
However, that was not the case with the self-evaluations distributed at the April 2022 meeting to Board members and apparently College president Dr. Lisa Rhine.
When Third District Representative Paul Chevalier read the comments in the evaluation from one Board member, whose name was not disclosed, about his alleged conduct, he was obviously upset. So upset that he felt the need to publicly respond generally to the perceived “false,” “misleading,” and “mean spirited” comments made in writing by the Board member.
Chevalier believed that the series of comments were aimed directly at him by a single member of the Board and were intended to “hurt” him.
Chevalier responded to the allegations by explaining that he discusses “issues” at Board meetings, which may sometimes present a different (diverse) view than that held by others on the Board. Chevalier reminded the Board of its adopted policy regarding diversity of views, which is found in Policy Manual, section 304. That section, Chevalier said, encourages diversity of viewpoint among Board members.
Regarding the accuser’s behavior, Chevalier said that “we live in a democracy” and professional behavior is expected of government officials and by implication the unnamed Board member’s comment were unprofessional. He also noted that he had never made personal comments about any Board member during any public meeting.
Chevalier promised that despite the hurtful comments, he would continue to speak up for the people he represents.
You may view/listen to Mr. Chevalier’s response to the unknown criticism by clicking here.