District 211 School Board officers won’t be subject to term limits, despite the senior member’s complaints of a lack of opportunity and members “jockeying” for votes.

Anna Klimkowicz, who has served on the board since 1997, proposed setting limits to the offices of president, vice-president and secretary after she said she was told she wouldn’t have the votes to serve as an officer. Klimkowicz also said sitting officers tend to start “jockeying for positions” after each election.

In the past, new members also have been leery of voting someone new into an office if someone on the board “helped them get elected,” Klimkowicz said.

“I find that very unsettling,” she said. Klimkowicz did not specifically name anyone in her accusations, nor narrow down when it occurred.

After each election, the board votes on its officers. There are no limits on how long someone can serve in any given role, but the board does have the power to remove someone from an office after one year of service.

After last month’s election Board President Robert LeFevre and Vice President George Brandt were reelected as officers, and Edward Yung was elected as the new secretary. Klimkowicz was the sole member to cast dissenting votes in their appointment.

Klimkowicz proposed a new policy last week that would limit office holders to two years. They could run for an office again, but not consecutive to their last term.

The measure was shot down in a 2 to 5 vote with Klimkowicz and newcomer Mucia Burke as the only supportive members. Burke said she liked the idea because a lot of nearby districts have term limits, and it would give new members the opportunity to grow.

Board Vice President George Brandt, who has served in his office since 2009 and on the board since 2007, said he viewed the term limits proposal as “a weakening of this board.”

“I don’t want it to come down to us putting someone in (an office) because we have to,” he said.

Klimkowicz has never held the office of president or vice-president, but served as secretary from 1999-2001 and from 2007 to 2009. She’s the longest serving member of the board by eight years. LeFevre, first elected in 2005, has the second most tenure.