0150 - ORGANIZATION

East Muskingum 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 and 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.

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

	In the event that the office of President or Vice-President becomes vacant, the Board shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term 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 legislative liaison to the Ohio School Boards Association;

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

	Adopted 2/8/07 Revised 11/13/08

0154	Motions

	The Board shall, at the organizational meeting:

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

	B.	designate a newspaper(s) of local distribution as the official newspaper(s), for the publication of those notices required by law to be made in a newspaper, 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

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

	D.	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))


	E.	determine a fee charged to individuals requesting copies of the schedule of meetings, agenda, or notice of individual meetings; (R.C. 121.22(F))

	F.	designate a day for regular informal work sessions of the Board, which shall be public;

	G.	adopt existing bylaws and policies for its own operation and the operation of the school system; (See 0131 of these bylaws)

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

	I.	adopt a calendar which shall exist only for the administrative convenience of the Board and shall not serve either to validate or void any Board action;

	J.	certify the number of students for purposes of establishing a Service Fund; (R.C. 3315.15)

	K.	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 2/9/06


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.

	R.C. 3313.16

0157	Appointment to Joint Vocational School District Board

	As a participating district of the Mid East Career Center Joint Vocational School District ("JVSD"), the Board of Education is entitled to representation on the Mid East Career Center JVSD Board of Education in accordance with the most recent plan for the Mid East Career Center JVSD on file with the Ohio Department of Education.

	Beginning with terms expiring or vacated on or after September 29, 2013, the Board shall make appointments to the Mid East Career Center JVSD in accordance with this policy consistent with the requirements of R.C. Section 3311.19.


	Required Qualifications of Board Appointed JVSD Board Members

	The Board may appoint to the Mid East Career Center JVSD an individual who is not a current member of this Board who is otherwise lawfully eligible to serve as set forth below.

	Members of the Mid East Career Center JVSD Board appointed under this policy shall either be Members of this Board or individuals who have experience or knowledge regarding the labor needs of the state and region with an understanding of the skills, training and education needed for current or future employment opportunities in the State.

	Adopted 4/10/14
	Revised 6/8/17