FILE: BC
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
The Lincoln Parish School Board shall transact all legal business of the School Board in official meetings. The regular meetings of the Lincoln Parish School Board shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month, or otherwise as provided by the School Board. Special meetings may be called by the School Board President.
Business involving a change in the system, rules or regulations or affecting the general interest of the parish shall be transacted at regular and special School Board meetings after due notice has been given or when all members of the School Board are present.
At any regular or special meeting of the School Board, no business may be transacted which does not come within the purpose or purposes set forth in the agenda for the meeting, except upon unanimous approval of the members of the School Board present at that meeting. The motion to add an item not on the agenda shall identify the item with reasonable specificity, including the purpose for the proposed addition to the agenda, and shall be entered into the minutes. In keeping with state law and School Board policy, prior to any vote to add an item to the agenda, there shall be an opportunity for public comment on the motion.
A simple majority of School Board members present and voting may adopt any motion or any policy and/or regulation, unless the law or School Board policy specifically requires adoption by a majority of the full membership or more.
Official actions or decisions shall be made only in official meetings of the School Board. No member of the School Board, nor any committee of the School Board, shall have the power to act in the name of the School Board outside of official School Board meetings unless so designated by a majority of the School Board duly convened.
The public and news media shall be informed of the dates of all regular and special meetings. All meetings shall be open to the public except meetings that meet the criteria described in Louisiana law for being closed meetings.
QUORUM
A quorum for the transaction of official business shall consist of a simple majority of the total membership of the School Board.
When a quorum of the School Board has convened and neither the President nor the Vice-President is present, the members shall elect one of their number to serve as the chairperson for that meeting.
Official meetings of the School Board may only be held when a quorum is present.
Adopted: July, 1976
Combined with BCAB/Revised: November 11, 2008
Revised: August 7, 2018
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:81, 42:12, 42:13, 42:14, 42:15, 42:16, 42:17, 42:19, 42:20, 42:24, 42:25
Board minutes, 4-10-07, 11-11-08, 8-7-18
Lincoln Parish School Board