Bay Village City 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 after consultation with members of the new Board 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)

   
 

Revised 1/27/03

   

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, and a Vice President.

   
 

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

   
 

Where no such majority exists on the first (1st) ballot, a second (2nd) ballot 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 becomes President.

     
 

C.

In the event that the office of Vice President becomes vacant, the Board shall elect a new Vice President.

   
 

Revised 1/27/03

0153

Appointees

   
 

The Board shall appoint at the organizational meeting:

   
 

A.

a Treasurer who shall be elected initially to a probationary term of two (2) years and, thereafter, for a term of four (4) years. (R.C. 3313.22)

     
 

B.

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

   

0154

Motions

   
 

The Board shall at the organizational meeting:

   
 

A.

designate a newspaper(s) published in the District as the official newspaper(s), and if there is no such newspaper, one which is published in the county or State and circulates in the District. (R.C. 7.12)

     
 

B.

designate a day, place, and time for regular meetings which shall be held at least once every two (2) months, (R.C. 3313.15)

     
 

C.

join the Ohio School Boards Association. (R.C. 3313.87)

     
 

D.

establish a Service Fund (R.C. 3315.15)

   

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.

 

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

   
 

Members shall be appointed by the President.

   
 

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

   
 

Refusal to serve on any one (1) committee shall not be grounds for failure to appoint a member to another committee.

   
 

Each Board committee shall be convened by a chairperson who shall report for the committee and shall be appointed by the President.

   
 

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.

   
 

Members of committees shall serve for the current year or until the committee is discharged.

   
 

Text 29.08, 29.12

 

R.C. 3313.14