Chippewa Valley Schools
Bylaws & Policies
 

0130 - FUNCTIONS

0131

Legislative
 

0131.1

Amendment or Suspensions of Policies and Bylaws
 
 

The Board, by a majority vote of its members, may amend the bylaws or temporarily suspend the operation of the bylaws, but such amendment or suspension shall not relieve the Board from complying with applicable law.
 
 

AMENDMENT
 
 

Policies:
 
 

The policies of the Board shall be subject to amendment only upon a majority vote of all members of the Board. The Call for such a meeting must include a description of a proposed amendment in writing.
 
 

Bylaws:
 
 

The bylaws of the Board shall be subject to amendment only upon a majority vote of all members of the Board at two (2) meetings held not less than twenty-seven (27) days apart and in the call for which the proposed amendment has been described in writing.
 
 

SUSPENSIONS:
 
 

Policies:
 
 

The policies of the Board shall be subject to suspension only upon a majority vote of the members of the Board. The call for such a meeting must include a description of the proposed suspension in writing. If no written notice has been given, a majority vote of all members of the Board is required.
 

Bylaws:
 
 

The Bylaws of the Board shall be subject to suspension only upon a majority vote of all the members of the Board at a meeting in the call for which the proposed suspension has been described in writing, or upon a majority vote of all the members of the Board when no such written notice has been given.
 
 

M.C.L.A. 380.1201 et seq.
 

0132.2

Administrative Participation
 
 

The Superintendent and those administrators directed by the Superintendent shall attend all meetings, when feasible. Administrative participation shall be by professional counsel, guidance, and recommendation – as distinct from deliberation, debate, and voting of Board members.
 
 

Under no circumstances shall Board members use E-mail to discuss among themselves Board business that is only to be discussed in an open meeting of the Board, is part of an executive session, or could be considered an invasion of privacy if the message were to be monitored by another party.
 
 

There should be no expectation of privacy for any messages sent by E-mail. Messages that have been deleted may still be accessible on the hard drive, if the space has not been occupied by other messages. Messages, deleted or otherwise, may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, unless an exemption would apply.