Finneytown Local School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

0150 - ORGANIZATION

0151

Organizational Meeting
 
 

The Board of Education shall organize annually at a meeting held during the first fifteen (15) days of January, on a date set by the Treasurer no later than December 31st of the previous year. The Board shall appoint a President Pro Tem for the organizational meeting. R.C. 3313.14
 

0152

Officers
 
 

The organizational meeting shall be called to order by the President Pro Tem who shall act as presiding officer.
 
 

The oath of office shall be administered to new members by the Treasurer or a member of the Board. R.C. 3313.10
 
 

The Board shall then proceed to the election of a President who may then take the chair to conduct the meeting for the election of a Vice-President.
 
 

Elections of officers shall be by roll-call majority vote of members physically present taken by the Treasurer.
 
 

Where no such majority exists on the first vote, a second vote shall be cast for the two (2) candidates who receive the greatest number of votes.
 
 

A.

Officers shall serve for one (1) year and until their respective successors are elected and shall qualify. R.C. 3313.14
     
 

B.

In the event that the office of President becomes vacant the Vice-President shall succeed the President and the position of Vice-President shall be filled in the same manner as the election conducted at the organizational meeting.

0153

Appointees
 
 

At the organizational meeting, the Board shall appoint:
 
 

A.

a member to serve as delegate to the Ohio School Boards Association Annual Conference;
 
 

B.

and another to serve as alternate;
     
 

C.

a member to serve as legislative liaison to the Ohio School Boards Association;
 
 

D.

a designee to attend public record access training required for Board members for each term of office (R.C. 109.43).
     
 

E.

a member to serve as student achievement liaison.
   
 

Revised 11/21/05
 

Revised 2/19/08
   
 

0154

Motions
 
 

The Board shall, at the organizational meeting:
 
 

A.

adopt the tax budget for the next succeeding fiscal year;
(R.C. 5705.28)
     
 

B.

designate a day, place, and time for regular meetings which shall be held at least once every month; R.C. 3313.15
 
 

C.

establish a reasonable method whereby any person may determine the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings; (R.C. 121.22(F))
     
 

D.

readopt continuing contracts and agreements of the Board where continuation is not authorized by law;
 
 

E.

join the Ohio School Boards Association; R.C. 3313.87
 

F.

certify the number of students for purposes of establishing a Service Fund. R.C. 3315.15
     
 

G.

establish a Service Fund for the payment of expenses actually incurred by Board members in the performance of their duties or members-elect in training and orientation to the performance of their duties. (R.C. 3315.15)
 
 

Revised 11/21/05
 

0155

Committees
   
 

Committees of Board members shall, when specifically charged to do so by the Board, conduct studies, make recommendations to the Board, and act in an advisory capacity, but shall not take action on behalf of the Board. Whenever a majority of a committee and/or sub-committee meets for any pre-arranged discussion of public business of that committee or sub-committee, it shall abide by the Sunshine Law (R.C. 121.22). The law requires that the committee or sub-committee give public notice of each meeting as well as prepare, file, and maintain minutes of the proceedings. Such minutes shall also be available for inspection by the public. A committee may meet in executive session in accordance with the provisions of Bylaw  0166 - Executive Session.
 
 

A.

Committees shall consist of no more than two (2) members.
 
 

B.

Members shall be appointed by the President.
 
 

C.

A member may request (or refuse) appointment to a committee.
 
   

Refusal to serve on any one committee shall not be grounds for lack of appointment to another committee.
 
 

D.

Each Board committee shall be convened by a chairperson, who shall report for the committee.
 
 

Ad hoc committees may be created and charged at any time by the President or a majority of the members present at any meeting at which the need for a committee becomes evident or the Superintendent with the approval of the Board.
 

Members of ad hoc committees shall serve until the committee is discharged.
   
 

R.C. 3313.16