One of our county social services board members recently moved to a neighboring county. May she continue to serve on our county's board of social services?

The answer to this question isn't entirely clear. Some people might argue that because state law requires that a person who is appointed to the county social services board be a bona fide resident of the county, a social services board member who ceases to be a bona fide county resident is disqualified from continuing to serve on the county social services board or "forfeits" his or her position on the board. Others might argue that the county residency requirement is a requirement that applies at the time a person is appointed to the board but doesn't apply with respect to his or her continued service on the board if he or she was a county resident at the time he or she was appointed. If, however, the board member's moving to another county prevents him or her from adequately discharging his or her duties as a social services board member, the board may ask him or her to resign. If the board member refuses to resign, the board may ask the state Social Services Commission or the board of county commissioners to remove the person from the board for "good cause." If the board member who has moved and refuses to resign is the "third" or "fifth" board member, the other members of the social services board may remove the person from the board for "good cause."