SERIES 2000: BYLAWS

2500 Board Meetings and Open Meetings Act Compliance

2505 Board Committees

A. General

1. The Board may establish standing, advisory, and ad hoc committees as it deems necessary and advisable.
2. The Board determines a committee’s membership, chairperson, purpose, duties, and authority. The Board may delegate authority to the President to determine a committee’s membership and chairperson.
3. A committee’s membership must include at least 1 Board member.
4. A committee must be composed of fewer Board members than would constitute a quorum of the Board.
5. The Superintendent or designee may serve as an ex officio member of any committee.

B. Committee Meetings

1. Committee meetings will be convened by the committee’s chairperson or designee.
2. When applicable, committee meetings must be held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act. Any committee that is authorized to deliberate, narrow options, eliminate options, or otherwise make decisions on the Board’s behalf must conduct its meetings in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, including notice requirements, recording minutes, and allowing for public participation.
3. Meeting notices as required by the Open Meetings Act will be posted for any committee meeting at which more than a quorum of the Board may be present.
4. When required by the Open Meetings Act, a committee will keep minutes of its meetings. In addition, the Board may direct that a committee keep minutes of its meetings, even if not required by the Open Meetings Act.

Legal authority: MCL 15.261 et seq.; Schmiedicke v Clare Sch Bd, 228 Mich App 259 (1998)

Date adopted:   08/09/2021



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