0150 - ORGANIZATION

Mt. Healthy 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. The Board shall appoint a President Pro Tem for the organizational meeting, prior to such 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, Board attorney, 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.

	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 may appoint:

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

	B.	and another to serve as alternate;

	C.	a legal advisor;

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

	Revised 6/21/05
	Revised 10/20/08

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

	C.	appoint purchasing agents;

	D.	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)

	The Board may, at the organizational meeting join a State and/or National School Boards Association(s).

	Revised 6/21/05

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. 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.

	Ad hoc committees may be created and charged at any time by the President or at the request of any two (2) Board members, or the Superintendent with the approval of the Board.

	Members of ad hoc committees shall serve until the committee is discharged.

	R.C. 3313.14