The President and Vice-President of the Board of Education shall be elected by members of the Board at the annual organization meeting.
Duties of the President of the Board
The duties of the President of the Board shall be as follows:
- to preside at all meetings;
- to act as chief fiscal officer of the Board;
- to execute all documents on behalf of the Board;
- to appoint all standing and ad hoc committees;
- to act as an ex-officio member of all committees;
- to call special meetings he/she considers necessary or on request of one member of the Board;
- to vote together with other members of the Board;
- to perform the usual and ordinary duties of the office;
- to act as temporary chairperson of the annual district meeting and any special district meetings; and
- to, along with the other members, offer resolutions, and to discuss questions.
Duties of the Vice-President
The Vice-President shall be authorized to act for the President in case of the President’s absence or inability to act.
In the event of the absence or disability of the President and Vice-President, the powers and duties of the President shall devolve upon a chairperson pro-tem, duly elected by a quorum present at a Board meeting.
Ref:
- Education Law §1709; 2105(6); 2502; 2504; 2553; 2563; 2590-b
- New York State Constitution, Article 13 §2
Adoption date: May 27, 1997
Reviewed: February 27, 2017