FILE:  BBA

Cf:  ABE

 

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

 

 

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall elect in January, one of its members to serve as President and one to serve as Vice-President for a one (1) year term.   These officers may be removed during their term of office by a majority vote of the total School Board. 

 

The elections of School Board officers shall be conducted in the following manner:

 

  1. The office of President of the School Board shall be filled first from nominations by other Board members, which nominations do not require a second.  In the absence of the President and the Vice-President, the Superintendent shall preside.

  2. If more than one person is nominated for the office of President, a vote shall be taken after nominations are closed.  All School Board members, including the nominees, may vote for only one (1) nominee.

  3. If a nominee receives the votes of a majority of the members of the total School Board on the first ballot, that nominee shall be declared elected.

  4. If no nominee receives a majority of the votes of the total School Board on the first ballot, a second vote shall be taken between the two (2) nominees receiving the most votes. If there is a tie vote between more than two (2) candidates for the highest number of votes, or between two (2) or more candidates for the second highest number of votes, all such candidates shall be included in the runoff election.

  5. In the runoff election, the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected, provided, however, that such nominee must have received the vote of a majority of the total School Board.

  6. In the event of a tie vote, or in the event of no nominee receiving the favorable vote of a majority of the total School Board, voting shall continue until a nominee receives the vote of a majority of the total School Board.

 

After the office of President has been filled, the office of Vice-President shall be filled in the same manner as set forth above.

 

The President shall preside at all meetings of the School Board and shall call special meetings when required.  He/she shall sign with the Superintendent, the minutes and other official documents which require the signature of the President.  He/she shall perform other duties as prescribed by law or School Board policy.  In the absence of the President or in the event of his or her death, or his or her inability or failure to act, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of the President.  If the President and Vice-President are absent from a meeting at which a quorum is present, the Superintendent shall preside until the members elect one of their members to serve as President for that meeting.

 

The Superintendent shall serve as the secretary and treasurer of the School Board.  As secretary, he/she shall conduct all correspondence of the School Board, keep and preserve all its records, receive all reports required by the School Board, and see that such reports are in proper form, complete and accurate.  He/she shall announce all meetings, prepare the agenda of all meetings, and attend all meetings of the   School Board and of its committees.  In case the secretary is absent, the School Board may appoint another member of the School Board, or other school personnel under the jurisdiction of said School Board to act as secretary.

 

As treasurer, the Superintendent shall have the authority to sign and execute any and all documents associated with all transactions duly approved by the School Board.  He/she shall also be designated as the official custodian of all funds to which the School Board is entitled by law and shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding and accounting for all such funds.

 

The treasurer shall issue a receipt for any monies coming into his or her hands and deposit such monies in accordance with the laws governing the deposit of public funds. He/she shall issue such warrants in payment of expenses lawfully incurred on behalf of the School Board, but except as otherwise provided by law, shall issue such warrants only after proper allowance or approval by the School Board.

 

For each school year, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful performance of duties; said bond to be written by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Louisiana and in an amount to be determined by the School Board.  The treasurer shall be responsible under such bond for the faithful performance of duties as treasurer. The School Board shall pay the premium of the bond.

 

Revised:  January 15, 2015

 

 

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:54, 17:55, 17:56, 17:83, 17:91, 17:95

Board minutes, 1-15-15

 

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board