Within fifteen (15) days after each regular biennial school election, the Board shall meet in an organizational session for the purpose of selecting officers.
The incumbent president of the Board shall preside until a successor is elected, whereupon the successor will assume the chair.
Following the canvass of election votes and the swearing in of the newly-elected Board member or members, the following officers, in order, shall be elected or appointed: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and assistant secretary-treasurer.
Nominations for president and vice president shall be made from the floor and voting shall be by roll call. Should no nominee receive a majority vote of Board members, the election shall be declared null and void, further nominations may be made and the roll call or secret ballot vote shall be retaken.
The president and vice president shall serve two-year terms and shall hold office until their successors are elected.
The Board shall then appoint a secretary, treasurer and assistant secretary-treasurer who may or may not be members of the Board. The secretary and treasurer shall hold their offices for terms at the pleasure of the Board.
Then such other items of business shall be considered by the Board as are scheduled on the agenda.
Officer Resignation
Should one or more officers of the Board resign, the Board shall select another member or members to fill the vacant office or offices as provided by law, using the procedures described above. A newly-selected officer shall assume his duties immediately upon selection. Inasmuch as the selection of a new officer on a four-officer, five-member board frequently requires a shifting of officers it shall be permissible for a member to be nominated for another office without resigning his current office. Upon his acceptance of the nomination and election to the new office, his former office shall be declared vacant and another member elected to fill that position.
Last Revised: December 14, 2015