In re Appointment of a School Director for Region No. 9 of the Keystone Central School District

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The Renovo Area Concerned Taxpayers (Concerned Taxpayers) appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas, County of Clinton, denying Concerned Taxpayers’ petition to vacate the appointment of David S. Miller (Miller) to School Director of Region 9 of the Keystone Central School District (District).

On November 16, 1995, Kenneth Tarr, the District’s School Board Director for Region 9, a Democrat, resigned. The District’s eight remaining board members (Board) attempted to fill the vacancy as provided for in Section 315 of the Public School Code of 1949 (Public School Code), Act…