SJE
Board Policy 1210 - Board of Directors
Annual Organizational Meeting,
Election Of Officers
At the first regular meeting at
which newly elected board members are seated in election years and at the first
regular meeting in December in non-election years, the board shall elect from
among its members a president and a vice president to serve one-year terms.
Legislative representative will serve a two-year term. All new officers will assume newly
elected roles in January. Officers shall not be elected following
the appointment of a director to fill a vacancy on the board unless a majority
of the board is appointed. If a board member is unable to continue to serve as
an officer, a replacement shall be elected immediately. In the absence of both
the chair/president and the vice president, the board shall elect a president
pro tempore who shall perform the functions of the chair/president during the
latter's absence. The superintendent shall act as board secretary. In order to
provide a record of the proceedings of each meeting of the board, the
superintendent shall appoint a recording secretary of the board.
The normal order of business
shall be modified for the annual organizational meeting by considering the
following matters after the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting:
A. Welcome
and introduction of newly-elected board members by the chair/president.
B. Call for nominations for
chair/president to serve during the ensuing year.
C. Election of a
chair/president.
D. Assumption of office by the
new chair/president.
E. Call for nominations
for vice chair/president to serve during the ensuing year.
F. Election of a vice
chair/president.
Policies shall continue from
year to year and board to board until and unless the boards changes them.
Legal References:
RCW 28A.400.030 Superintendent's
duties
RCW 28A.330.010 Board president,
vice-president--Secretary
RCW 28A.330.020 Certain board
elections, manner and vote required--Selection of personnel, manner
RCW 28A.330.050 Duties of
superintendent as secretary
RCW 29.04.170 Local elected
officials, commencement of term of office
Adoption Date: 11-26-01
St. John - Endicott Cooperative Schools