0150 - ORGANIZATION

Southern 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 a majority of the full Board.

	Where no such majority exists on the first ballot, a second ballot shall be cast for the two (2) candidates who received the greatest number of votes.

	A.	Officer 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

	The Board shall appoint at the organizational meeting:

	A.	a Treasurer (initial appointment or reappointment upon expiration of term); R.C. 3313.22

	B.	a member to serve as delegate to the Ohio School Boards Association Annual Conference;

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

	D.	another to serve as alternate;

	E.	a general legal advisor.

	Revised 12/27/05

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 newspaper in the School 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.	Certify number of students for purposes of establishing a Service Fund. R.C. 3315.15

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 three (3) members.

	Members shall be appointed by the President.

	A member may request (or refuse) appointment to a committee. Refusal to serve on any one committee shall not be grounds for lack of appointment to another committee.

	Each Board committee shall be convened by a chairperson, who shall report for the committee.

	The President shall appoint as soon after the organizational meeting as practicable members of the Board to standing committees where they shall serve a term of one (1) year.

	Ad hoc committees may be created and charged at any time by the President or the Superintendent with the approval of the Board.

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

	R.C. 3313.16

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 12/27/05