Governing Board of Trustees

Trustee Areas Redistricting 2010

In 2008 the Monterey County Board of Education created five trustee areas within the Monterey Peninsula Community College District, changing the at-large election system to election by trustee area.  Following each U.S. Census, Education Code 5019.5 specifies that current trustee area boundaries be evaluated to ensure equal population distribution within the allowed 10% deviation.  In addition, Section 5 of the U.S. Voting Rights Act requires Monterey County jurisdictions to submit any changes affecting voting practices, including changes in boundaries, to the U.S. Department of Justice for preclearance. 

The review of trustee area boundaries due to the 2010 Census began in March 2011.  MPC's Board of Trustees appointed a Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee on June 28, 2011 to assist in this review and ensure public input.  The committee met twice and agreed to a redistricting plan adjusting the boundaries of trustee areas 1, 2, 3, and 5 for recommendation to the Board of Trustees.  After two public hearings in August and September, the plan was approved by the Board of Trustees on September 27, 2011.  The redistricting plan documentation was prepared and submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division for preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, on March 6, 2012.  Upon preclearance by the Attorney General, anticipated in May 2012, the trustee area redistricting plan will become effective.

A copy of the complete preclearance submission is available for public review in the MPC's President's office and in the Marina Education Center's administrative office.  (See the list of redistricting documents on this webpage for related information.)

Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee

• Trustee Area 1:  Kathryn Badon (Seaside); Melvin Mason (Seaside)
• Trustee Area 2:  Dr. Thomas Moore (Marina); Paula Pelot (Marina)
• Trustee Area 3:  Dan Albert (Monterey); Jay Hudson (Monterey)
• Trustee Area 4:  Marilynn Gustafson (Pacific Grove); Karen Kadushin (Pebble Beach)
• Trustee Area 5:  Jean Grace (Carmel); Donna Jett (Carmel)