0170 - DUTIES

Mt. Pleasant Public Schools

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0170 - DUTIES

0171	Officers

0171.1	President

	The President of the Board shall:

	A.	preside at meetings of the Board;

	B.	perform other duties appropriate to the office of the President.

	C.	serve no more than two (2) consecutive one (1) year terms.

	M.C.L.A. 380.121

	Revised 5/19/08

0171.2	Vice-President

	The Vice-President of the Board shall:

	A.	preside at meetings of the Board when the President is not able to attend;

	B.	perform other duties appropriate to the office of Vice-President as the Board determines;

	C.	in case of a vacancy in the office of President, succeed to the office of President for the balance of the unexpired term.

	D.	consult with the President and attend meetings with the Superintendent on a regular basis;

	E.	assume the office of President when the current President leaves office.

	M.C.L.A. 380.122

	Revised 5/19/08

0171.3	Secretary

	The Secretary of the Board shall:

	A.	act as clerk at meetings of the Board;

	B.	record and sign the minutes of meetings, orders, resolutions, and other proceedings of the Board in proper record books;

	C.	be the chief election officer of the District with authority to delegate election duties to a member of the administrative staff;

	D.	prepare the annual report of the District and other reports required by the State Board;

	E.	draw and sign orders upon the District Treasurer for money to be disbursed by the School District and each order shall be properly numbered and dated, shall specify the sources of the funds called for, the purpose for which, and the fund upon which the order is drawn;

	F.	preserve and file copies of reports, books, papers, and other documents belonging to the office of the secretary or to the School District, and deliver them to a successor in office;

	G.	perform other duties required by law or by the Board.

	M.C.L.A. 380.123, 380.243

0171.4	Treasurer

	The Treasurer of the Board shall:

	A.	keep the funds of the School District;

	B.	keep proper books of account;

	C.	keep an account of interest received from invested school funds, and credit interest received to the appropriate fund accounts;

	D.	pay out funds for the purposes specified by law, or, in the case of gifts or donations for the purposes for which the money is given or donated, on proper orders signed by the secretary and countersigned by the President of the Board;


	E.	perform other duties the Board may prescribe in its bylaws relating to the administration of School District funds.

	M.C.L.A. 380.123, 380.125, 380.241, 380.243, 380.1221

0172	Legal Counsel

	The Board may employ an attorney to represent the School District or Board in actions brought for or against the District and to render other legal services for the welfare of the School District.

	M.C.L.A. 380.1253

0173	Independent Auditor

	The independent auditor shall:

	A.	examine the balance sheet of the District at the close of its fiscal year and the related statements of transactions in the various funds for the fiscal year then ended;

	B.	conduct such examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and to include such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as are necessary in the circumstances;

	C.	render an opinion of the financial statements prepared at the close of the fiscal year;

	D.	make such recommendations to the Board concerning its accounting records, procedures, and related activities as may appear necessary or desirable;

	E.	perform such other related services as may be requested by the Board.

0174	Reports

	The Board shall publish a financial report and an annual report as required by law. In addition, the Board shall publish other reports it deems necessary to keep the community and governmental authorities adequately informed about the operation of the District.

	M.C.L.A. 380.246, 380.1203, 380.1204, 380.1213

0175	Association Memberships

	The Board of Education may maintain membership in the National School Boards Association and the Michigan Association of School Boards and may take part in the activities of these groups.

	The Board may also maintain institutional memberships in other educational organizations which the Superintendent and Board find to be of benefit to members and District personnel.

	The materials and other benefits of these memberships will be distributed and used to the best advantage of the Board and staff.

0175.1	School Board Conferences, Conventions, and Workshops

	The Board recognizes the value of membership and attendance at conferences and meetings at the local, County, State, and National level.

	Each Board member is expected to report back to the Board after attending a conference at District expense.

	Travel and personal expenses of spouse, children, or other guest traveling with a Board member shall be the responsibility of the Board member or of the individual. Expenses for convention functions attended as a group will be borne by the District within budgetary limits.

0175.2	Board Members � Travel

	The Mt. Pleasant Board of Education shall budget each year a sum of money to cover costs of the participation of part of all members of the Board of Education with their affiliate local, state, and national organizational meetings.

	A.	Expenses incurred by Board members (excluding prepaid travel, lodging, and registrations) shall be paid by the District.

	B.	All such expenses shall be accounted for by the signature of individual participating members.

	C.	Travel expense for spouses shall not be paid by the District.