The Imperial Valley College Board of Trustees have reopened the application timeline for the vacant Area 1 seat.

The Board had set interviews for applicants for appointment to the Board but , at a special meeting on July 20 , there was only one applicant. The board decided to reopen the application period. The new deadline is Thursday , July 29. Another special meeting will be held on Monday , August 2 at which time applicants will be interviewed. An appointment may also occur at that meeting. 

The Area 1 seat on the board is vacant following the conviction and sentencing of former board member Annette Gonzales Buttner. Gonzales Buttner was convicted of perjury and grand theft charges and is currently incarcerated at Imperial County Jail.