215 Board of Directors' Records

Code No. 215

BOARD OF DIRECTORS' RECORDS

The board will keep and maintain permanent records of the board including, but not limited to, records of the minutes of board meetings and other required records of the board.

It is the responsibility of the board secretary to keep the minutes of the board meetings. The minutes of each board meeting will include, at a minimum, the following items: a record of the date, time, place, members present, action taken and the vote of each member, and the schedule of bills allowed will be attached. This information will be available within two weeks of the board meeting and forwarded to the newspaper designated as the official newspaper for publication. The information does not need to be published within two weeks. The schedule of bills allowed may be published on a once monthly basis in lieu of publication with the minutes. The permanent records of the board minutes may include more detail than is required for the publication of the minutes.

Minutes waiting approval at the next board meeting will be available for public review at the central administration office after the board secretary transcribes the notes into typewritten material which has been proofread for errors and retyped.

NOTE: This is a mandatory policy. The requirements in the second paragraph are all legal requirements.

Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 21; 22; 279.8, .35, .36; 291.6, .7; 618.3 (2013).
281 I.A.C. 12.3(1).
1982 Op. Att'y Gen. 215.
1974 Op. Att'y Gen. 403.
1952 Op. Att'y Gen. 133.

Cross Reference:
206.3  Secretary
206.4  Treasurer
208     Ad Hoc Committees
210.8  Board Meeting Agenda
708     Care, Maintenance and Disposal of School District Records
901     Public Examination of School District Records

Approved: 07-09-08

Reviewed: 05-22-24

Revised: 08-13-08

215E1 Board of Directors' Records - Board Meeting Minutes

Code No. 215E1

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Since the offical minutes of the board are the only legal record it is important that they be recorded wih extreme care and completeness. The board secretary will follow the following guidelines in writing board minutes:

  1. The place, date and time of each meeting.
  2. The type of meeting-regular, special, emergency, work session.
  3. Members present and members absent, by name.
  4. The call to order and adjornment
  5. The departure of members by name before adjournment
  6. The late arrival of members, by name.
  7. The time and place of the next meeting
  8. Approval, or amendment and approval of the minutes of the preceding meeting.
  9. Complete information as to each subject of the board's deliberation and the action taken.
  10. The maker and seconder of the motion, what action was taken, and the vote on the motion detailed enough to attribute a vote to each member present.
  11. Coomplte text of all board resolutions, numbered consecutively for each fiscal year.
  12. A reocrod of all contracts entered into, with the contract documents kept in a seperate file.
  13. A record of all change orders on construction contracts
  14. All employment changes, including resignations or terminations.
  15. A record, by number, of the bills of account approved by the board for payment
  16. A record of all calls for bids, bids received and action taken thereon
  17. Approval of all transfers of funds from one bedgetary fund to another
  18. Important documents forming a part of a motion should be made a part of the minutes by exhibit
  19. Board policy and adminsrative guides should be made a part of the minutes by exhibit
  20. Adoption of textbooks and establishment of bus routes by the board for the school year as well as the school calendar should become a part of the minutes.
  21. Approval or disapproval of open enrollment requests with justification for disapproval o approval after the deadline
  22. A record of all delegations appearing before the board and a record of all petions
  23. At the annual meeting each year the record should indicate that the books of the treasurer and secretary and the Certificed Annual Report have been examined and approved subject to audit
  24. The election or appointment of board officers
  25. The appointment of auditors to examine the books

At the annual or organizational meeting in odd-numbered years, the minutes should reflect the following:

  1. Appointment of a temporary chairperson if not specificed in policy
  2. Oath of office adminstered to newly elected board members
  3. Nominations taken for the office of president and vice president
  4. Election of the president and vice president, the votes and the oath of office adminstered to the president and vice president
  5. The resolution to pay bills when the board is not in session
  6. A resolution to automatically disburse payroll along with a roster of all employees under contract.
  7. A resolution naming depositories along with the maximum deposit for each depository
  8. Resolution authorizing the use of a check protector and signer and the proper control of the signer
  9. Motion designating a member or a committee to examine the bills of account for a designated period of time on rotation basis if desired for the balance of the school year

NOTE: There are no legal requirements for the contrents of board minutes other than those stated in policy. The contents of this exhibit are suggestions and may be amended, altered or deleted.

Approved: 5-22-24, Reviewed:  , Revised: