Board of Education Policy 1530: Minutes

The minutes are a legal record of the activities of the School Board as a public corporation having the specified legal purpose of maintaining public schools. The minutes of all meetings shall be kept by the Clerk or, in his/her absence, by the Superintendent or his/her designee. The minutes shall be complete and accurate, and maintained in accordance with law, and posted on the District website. However, minutes of executive sessions need not include any matter which is not required to be made public by the Freedom of Information Law.

The minutes of each meeting of the Board of Education shall state:

a) The type of meeting;

b) The date, time of convening, and adjournment;

c) Board members present and absent;

d) Board members’ arrival and departure time, if different from opening or adjournment times;

e) All action taken by the Board, including a record or summary of all motions, proposals, resolutions and other matters formally voted upon, with evidence of those voting in the affirmative and the negative, and those abstaining.

All Board minutes shall be signed by the District Clerk when approved and maintained in accordance with law. Unless otherwise provided by law, minutes shall be available to the public within two (2) weeks following the date of a meeting; draft copies, so marked, are acceptable, subject to correction.

Minutes of Executive Sessions

Minutes shall be taken at executive sessions of any action that is taken by formal vote. The minutes shall consist of a record or summary of the final determination of such action, the date and the vote. However, such summary need not include any matter which is not required to be made public by the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

If action is taken by a formal vote in executive session, minutes shall be available to the public within one (1) week of the date of the executive session.

Education Law Sections 2121 and 3020-a

Public Officers Law Sections 103 and 106

Adopted November 13, 2018