Board of Education By-Laws
Article 8


Officers - Organizational Meeting
References


  1. Within 15 days after each regular biennial school election, the Board shall meet in an organizational session for the purpose of electing officers for the following two years. The incumbent President of the Board shall preside until a successor is elected, whereupon the successor will assume the chair.

  2. 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 from within the Membership: President, Vice-president, Secretary and Treasurer. Any officer may succeed herself/himself for one two-year term. Nominations shall be made from the floor and voting shall be by roll call. Should no nominee receive a majority vote of Board Members present and voting, the election shall be declared null and void, further nominations may be made and the roll call vote shall be retaken.


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
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