FILE: BC
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Any item of business which the Iberville Parish School Board is entitled to consider under the Constitution and Statutes of Louisiana may be taken up for consideration at an official meeting of the School Board, providing said item has been placed on the Agenda that is sent to the School Board members prior to the meeting (See policy BCBD, Agenda Preparation and Dissemination).
The public and news media shall be informed of the dates of all meetings of the School Board. All meetings of the School Board shall be open to the public except meetings that meet the criteria for closure under executive session (See policy BCBK, Executive Sessions).
Scheduled meetings may be cancelled or postponed by approval of the School Board.
Official actions or decisions of the School Board shall be made only in official meetings of the School Board. All actions or decisions of committees of the School Board shall be presented at the next regular School Board meeting for approval by the School Board. No member of the School Board shall have the authority to act in the name of the School Board unless so designated by the School Board.
A simple majority of School Board members present and voting may adopt any motion or any policy and/or regulation, unless the law or School Board policy specifically requires adoption by a majority of the full membership or more.
REGULAR MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the Iberville Parish School Board shall be held at 6:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.
At any regular meeting of the School Board, no business may be transacted which does not come within the purpose or purposes set forth in the agenda for the meeting, except upon unanimous approval of the members of the School Board present at that meeting. The motion to add an item not on the agenda shall identify the item with reasonable specificity, including the purpose for the proposed addition to the agenda, and shall be entered into the minutes. In keeping with state law and School Board policy, prior to any vote to add an item to the agenda, there shall be an opportunity for public comment on the motion.
SPECIAL MEETINGS
Special meetings of the Iberville Parish School Board may be called by the President, at his or her discretion, or when requested by the Superintendent. The President must call a special meeting when he or she has received signed, written requests to do so by at least five (5) members of the School Board.
The President or the Superintendent shall designate the purpose of the special meeting, and no business may be transacted at a special meeting of the School Board which does not come within said purpose, unless all members of the School Board are present at the special meeting and unanimously consent to the consideration of the additional item(s). The motion to add an item not on the agenda shall identify the item with reasonable specificity, including the purpose for the proposed addition to the agenda, and shall be entered into the minutes.
QUORUM
A quorum for the transaction of official business shall consist of a simple majority of the total membership of the School Board. When a quorum of the School Board has convened and neither the President nor the Vice-President is present, the members shall elect one of their number to serve as the chairperson for that meeting.
Official meetings of the School Board may only be held when a quorum is present.
Revised: September, 2008
Revised: January 12, 2015
Revised: July 9, 2018
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:81, 42:12, 42:13, 42:14, 42:15, 42:16, 42:17, 42:19, 42:20, 42:24, 42:25
Board minutes, 6-10-02, 5-9-05, 9-12-05, 10-13-08, 1-12-15, 7-9-18
Iberville Parish School Board