Board of Education By-Laws
Article 5
Conflicts of Interest
References
- Board Members shall disclose known potential conflicts of interest in connection with Board contracts, purchases, payments, or other pecuniary transactions in writing to the Superintendent, and to the Secretary of State of Colorado at least 72 hours prior to voting on any such transaction.
- The Superintendent, upon receipt of notification of a Board Member’s conflict of interest, shall cause all other Board Members to be notified.
- The Board considers it a conflict of interest for a Board member to be a full-time employee of the District. Short-term, temporary or substitute employment paid on an hourly or daily rate is not considered to be a conflict of interest. Therefore, the Board shall not hire any of its members to be an employee of the District other than as a short-term, temporary or substitute employee paid on an hourly or daily rate and limited to no more than 89 days or less than one semester in an assignment. Further, any employee elected to the Board shall be required to relinquish employment with the District prior to taking office. Director candidates who are employees of the District shall be notified by the District’s Election Official that upon being elected as a Director on the Board, the employee must resign from employment with the District prior to taking the Oath of Office.
References:
Constitution of Colorado, Article IX, Section 15
20 USC 2361 through 2368 Coverdell Teacher Protection Act, NCLB 2001 limits liability of School Board Members
C.R.S. 1-2-101,102 Qualification and registration of Elections
C.R.S. 1-4-803 Petitions for Nominating School Directors
C.R.S. 22-12-101 et seq. Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act includes School Board Members
C.R.S. 22-31-101 through 134 School District Directors, Elections)
C.R.S. 22-32-103, 108, 109, 110 School District Board Powers and Duties
C.R.S. 22-32-104 (5) Board Member Compensation
C.R.S. 22-32-109.1 (9) Immunity provisions in safe schools law also applies to School Board Members
C.R.S. 22-32-110 (1)(n) & (u) Power to provide necessary expense
C.R.S. 24-6-401 and 402 (2) Open Meetings
C.R.S. 24-6-402 (4) (a-h) Allowable Topics for Executive Sessions
C.R.S. 24-10-102 et seq. Governmental Immunity
C.R.S. 24-18-104 (3)(d) & (e) Reimbursements are not considered gifts
C.R.S. 24-18-108.5, 109 Rules of Conduct for Boards and Commissioners
Colorado Association of School Boards Standards Adopted June 12, 1999
Adopted: 5/10/00; Revised: 12/5/01; 4/2/03; 3/3/04; 5/18/05; 10/2/06, 10/15/07, 3/10/08, 9/14/09, 11.08.10
PLATTE CANYON SCHOOL DISTRICT, PARK COUNTY RE 1
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