Comment on Stanislaus County Grand Jury Report No. 12-11C(a) Findings*

Even though a residence was still owned in the district, most of the board member's time was spent living in a residence that was located outside of the district boundaries. The SCCGJ would classify the later residence as a "domicile." A court of appeals has defined "domicile" as "the Keyes to Student Success: Family, Responsibility, Pride )choose civility one location with which for legal purposes a person is considered to have the most settled and permanent connection, the place where he intends to remain to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning..." Response to Finding #2: The Board disagrees with this finding. As mentioned above, "residency" is defined as "domicile" for purposes of establishing residency for purpose of Education Code section 35107. "Domicile," is defined as a place of physical presence coupled with an intention to make that place one's permanent home. Since Person C had a physical presence in her Keyes home and an intent for that home to be her permanent home until it was sold (which didn't happen until after Person C's Board term ended), the Board believes that Person C was a resident of Keyes at all times while serving as a Board member.