BOARD POLICY  9130

 

Board Organizational Meeting

 

                In accordance with law, the Board will meet during the first fifteen (15) days of January of each year for the purpose of electing a President and Vice-President from among its membership and taking action on other matters of annual business.  The Treasurer will canvas the new board prior to December 31 of each year to establish the date of the organizational meeting.

 

The organizational meeting shall proceed as follows:

 

1.        The Board will appoint a President pro tempore from its membership;

 

2.     If the oath of office has not been taken by new members, the same is to be administered by

        the treasurer, any member of the board, or any person qualified to administer an oath.  If the

                        oath has been taken previous to said meeting by the new board members, the date of same

                        together with the name of the person administering the oath shall be designated for the 

                        record;

 

3.        The President pro tempore shall then preside over the election and swearing of a president

and Vice-President, to be nominated from the floor and elected by a majority of roll call vote;

 

4.        The newly elected president and vice-president will be then sworn into office and the

president shall assume the chair;

 

5.        The Board shall then proceed with items of annual business, including:

 

a.        Setting of dates and time of regular Board meetings;

 

b.       Election of a Treasurer in those years the Treasurer’s term expires and establishment of salary of the Treasurer;

 

c.        Adoption of annual resolutions to meet legal requirements and/or to expedite business of the District throughout the year, including: annual compensation for members of the Board; purchase of liability insurance for board members; authorization for treasurer to secure advance payment on taxes, if necessary of a budget for the new fiscal year before January 15.

 

d.       Securing bonds for the Superintendent and Treasurer.

 

6.        Upon conclusion of annual business, the Board may enter into such regular or special business

as appears on the agenda for that meeting.

 

 

 

Rev. 7-1-96

 

Legal References:  ORC 3313.14