Streetsboro 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 no later than December 31st of the previous year. (R.C. 3313.14)
   

0152

Officers
   
 

The organizational meeting shall be called to order by the Treasurer or, in his/her absence, the Treasurer pro tempore, who shall act as presiding officer pro tempore.
   
 

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 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 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 delegate to the Ohio School Boards Association Annual Conference;
     
 

B.

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

C.

a general legal advisor;
     
 

D.

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

E.

representative to career center;
     
 

F.

alternative for conference student achievement liaison.
     
 

Revised 7/14/05
Revised 5/11/06
Revised 4/10/08
   

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) published in the District 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.

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

F.

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

G.

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

H.

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

I.

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 7/14/05
   

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.
   
 

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

R.C. 3313.14
 

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. Such legal advisors may be appointed for the following projects/areas of practice:
 
 

A.

special education;
 
 

B.

ad valorem tax/property valuation;
     
 

C.

collective bargaining (i.e., labor negotiations);
 
 

D.

school construction projects.
 
 

E.

and any other matters including legal counsel.
     
 

Adopted 5/11/06