Waterford Public Schools

Bylaws of the Board Series 9000

Bylaw Number

0. Role of Board and Members (Powers, Purposes, Duties)........................... 9000 B

A. Limits of Authority/Duties.............................................................. 9010 B

1. Organization.............................................................................................. 9100 B

A. Officers and Auxiliary Personnel

(1) Chairperson...................................................................... 9121 B

(2) Secretary of the Board...................................................... 9123 B

B. Committees

(1) Standing Committee.......................................................... 9132 B

(2) Advisory Committees to the Board of Education................ 9133 B

2. Members

A. Qualification of Members............................................................... 9210 B

B. Election

(1) Oath of Office................................................................... 9212 B

(2) Election of Members......................................................... 9220 B

(3) Filling Vacancies................................................................ 9221 B

(4) Resignation/Removal from Office/Censure.......................... 9222 B

C. Orientation of the Board Members................................................. 9230 B

D. Board-Staff Communications......................................................... 9235 B

E. Board Member Development........................................................ 9240 B

F. Conflict of Interest......................................................................... 9270 B

3. Methods of Operation

A. Development, Distribution and Maintenance of

Manual of Policies, Regulations, Bylaws

(1) Formulation of Board Policy.............................................. 9311 B

(2) Suspension of Policies, Bylaws, Regulations....................... 9314 B

B. Meetings....................................................................................... 9320 B

(1) Time, Place, Notification of Meetings................................. 9321 B

(2) Public and Executive Sessions............................................ 9322 B

(3) Agenda Construction/Advance Delivery

of Meeting Materials.......................................................... 9323/9324 B

(4) Meeting Conduct............................................................... 9325 B

(a) Quorum................................................................ 9325.1 B

(b) Order of Business.................................................. 9325.2 B

(c) Consent Agenda.................................................... 9325.21 B

(d) Parliamentary Procedures (Rules of Order)............ 9325.3 B

(e) Suspension of Rules of Order................................ 9325.32 B

(f) Vote Recording..................................................... 9325.4 B

(5) Minutes............................................................................. 9326 B

C. Board/School System Records...................................................... 9330B 9330R

D. Board of Education Hearings......................................................... 9350 B