Zak Selvey will from the Clyde-Green Springs Board of Education on Thursday after accepting a position with Sandusky County as a part-time prosecutor.
At last Tuesday night’s city council meeting, council passed an emergency ordinance regarding the employment and compensation of Selvey, who also serves as the city’s solicitor, adding language about his employment with Sandusky County.
“This ordinance is basically a new description of the duties of the city solicitor,” Clyde city manager Paul Fiser said.
Last Thursday, Selvey sent a letter of resignation to the school board explaining his decision.
“I’m writing this letter to inform you of my resignation from the School Board effective at a special meeting to be scheduled next week,” Selvey said in the letter. “I have accepted a position as a part-time prosecutor with the Sandusky County Prosecutor’s Office. It is a professional opportunity I simply could not pass up but, unfortunately, it is a conflict with my position as a School Board Member so I must resign.”
The Supreme Court has made rulings that serving in both positions is a conflict of interest in the past, according to Selvey.
Selvey also thanked his fellow board members in the letter.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve on the Board of Education,” he said. “I will continue to be a supporter of our wonderful school district in any capacity in which I am able.
“I would like to specifically thank those I have worked with for being professional, enjoyable and passionate. I truly believe we have a wonderful school district and I trust that my fellow board members will continue us down that path after my departure.”
On Friday, the board of education announced a special meeting next Thursday morning for the purpose of Selvey’s resignation and the “application process for a new board member and any other business as may come before the board.”
The meeting will begin at 7:45 a.m. at the Clyde-Green Springs Board of Education Office, located at 106 S. Main Street in Clyde.
