Policy 1510 - School Board Meeting Procedure

School Board Meeting Procedure

 

AGENDA

The agenda for any Board meeting shall be prepared by the Superintendent. Items submitted by the Board Chair or at least two (2) board members shall be placed on the agenda. Citizens may also suggest inclusions on the agenda. Such suggestions must be received by the Superintendent at least 10 working days before the Board meeting, unless of immediate importance. Individuals who wish to be placed on the Board meeting must also notify the Board Clerk, in writing, of the request.

 

REGULAR MEETINGS - A forty-eight (48) hour agenda notice shall be required in advance of each regular meeting, notices and agendas must be posted in a prominent place at the principal office of the District, or if no such office exists, at the building where the meeting is to be held.

 

SPECIAL MEETINGS require a twenty-four (24) hour meeting and agenda notice. The agenda notice shall include at a minimum the meeting date, time and place.

 

AMENDING AGENDAS – An agenda may be amended if a good faith effort is made to include, in the original agenda notice, all items known to be likely items of discussion.

 

Amending the agenda more than 48 hours before regular meeting or 24 hours before special meeting – If an amendment to an agenda is made after an agenda has been posted but forty-eight (48) hours or more prior to the start of a regular meeting, or twenty four (24) hours or more prior to the start of a special meeting, then the agenda is amended upon the posting of the amended agenda.

 

Amending the agenda LESS than 48 hours before regular meeting or 24 hours before special meeting – If an amendment to an agenda is proposed after an agenda has been posted and less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to a regular meeting or less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to a special meeting but prior to the start of the meeting, the proposed amended agenda shall be posted but shall not become effective until a motion is made at the meeting and the school board votes to amend the agenda.

 

AMENDING THE AGENDA AFTER THE START OF A MEETING – An agenda may be amended after the start of a meeting upon a motion that states the reason for the amendment and states the good faith reason the agenda item was not included in the original agenda posting.

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

The order of business will be determined by the Board Chairman and Superintendent with input from the Board. Upon consent of the majority of the members present, the order of business at any meeting may be changed. The Board shall accept public comment before it takes action on any District business.
 

CONSENT AGENDA

To expedite business at a Board meeting, the Board approves the use of a consent agenda, which includes those items considered to be routine in nature. Any item which appears on the consent agenda may be removed by a member of the Board. It is strongly suggested that any Board member who wishes to remove an item from the consent agenda give advance notice in a timely manner to the Superintendent. The remaining items will be voted on by a single motion. The approved motion will be recorded in the minutes, including a listing of all items appearing on the consent agenda.

 

ACTION ITEMS
All agenda items that require a vote shall be identified on the agenda as such. Final action may not be taken on any agenda item added after the start of a meeting unless an emergency is declared necessitating action at that meeting. The declaration and justification shall be reflected in the Board minutes.
 


 

MINUTES

The Clerk shall keep written minutes of all open Board meetings, which shall be signed by the Chair and the Clerk. The minutes shall include:

 

  • The date, time and place of the meeting;

  • The presiding officer;

  • Board members recorded as absent or present;

  • All motions, resolutions, orders, or ordinances proposed and their disposition;

  • The results of all votes, and upon the request of a member, the vote of each member, by name;

  • Legal basis for recessing into executive session; and

  • Time of adjournment.

     

When issues are discussed that may require a detailed record, the Board may direct the Clerk to record the discussion verbatim. 

 

Unofficial minutes shall be delivered to Board members in advance of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. Minutes need not be read publicly, provided that members have had an opportunity to review them before adoption. 

 

MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Clerk shall keep written minutes of executive session. Said minutes shall be limited to a specific reference to the Idaho code subsection authorizing the executive session and sufficient detail to provide the general subject matter to identify the purpose and topic of the executive session. The roll call vote for the executive session shall be recorded in the minutes. The minutes shall not contain information that would compromise the purpose of going into executive session.

 

QUORUM

No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Board unless a quorum of the members is present. A majority of the full membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum may pass a resolution. However, in the event one or more vacancies on the board exist in accordance with Policy 1140, a quorum is permitted if a majority of the remaining members of the board are present.
 

MEETING CONDUCT AND ORDER OF BUSINESS

General rules of parliamentary procedure are used for every Board meeting. Robert’s Rules of Order may be used as a guide at any meeting. The order of business shall be reflected on the agenda. The use of proxy votes shall not be permitted. Voting rights are reserved to those trustees in attendance. Voting shall be by acclamation or show of hands. The Board shall adopt a board operating protocol and rules of procedure and make it available for patrons at all Board meetings. 
 

RECALL OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES 
 
In the event one or more Board Members are subject to a recall election, those Board Member(s) shall not vote on any of the following action items until after the certification of the recall election results: 
1. Action items that would alter the structure of the Board; or  
2. Action items that would create a new contractual or financial obligation for the District.  

This prohibition shall apply to all Board Members who are subject to the recall election, regardless of the result of the election, and it shall apply from the date of the recall election until the results are certified.  These Board Members may participate and vote in all other routine matters.   

 

Legal Reference:

I.C. § 67-2343 Notice of Meetings

I.C. § 67-2344 Written Minutes of Meetings

I.C. § 67-2345 Executive Sessions – When Authorized

I.C. § 33-510 Annual meetings B Regular meetings B Boards of trustees

 

Policy History:

First Reading                                                               

10/29/02

Adopted on:                                                                            

1/26/02

Revised on:                

12/17/2009; 07/18/2024