0150 - ORGANIZATION

Leipsic 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. If the Board fails to set a date the Treasurer shall set it 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 1/16/95

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 then 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 ballot, a second 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 Board shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term with the vice president.

	Revised 1/16/95

0153	Appointees

	The Board shall appoint at the organizational meeting:

	A.	a member to serve as legislative liaison to the Ohio School Boards Association and State and Federal legislators.

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

	Revised 5/12/08

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

	D.	readopt on-going contracts and agreements of the Board where continuation is not authorized by law;

	E.	consider to join the Ohio School Boards Association; (R.C. 3313.87)

	F.	consider to certify number of students for purposes of establishing a Service Fund; (R.C. 3315.15)

	G.	waiver of reading of minutes.

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 Open Meeting 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.

	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.

	The President shall appoint at the organizational meeting members of the Board to the following standing committees where they shall serve a term of one (1) year:

	A.	Finance

	B.	Personnel

	C.	Extra-Curricular

	D.	Building and Grounds

	E.	Curriculum

	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 requests with the approval of the Board.

	Members of committees shall serve until the committee is discharged.

	R.C. 3313.16

	Revised 5/96

0156	Appointment of Legal Advisors Throughout School Year

	In addition to the Organizational Meeting, the Board may appoint legal advisors to serve as general counsel and for specific projects and areas of practice throughout the school year on an as needed basis.

	Adopted 1/10/06