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BDB Board Officers

The RSU 1 Board of Directors shall consist of 7 members.

Section 1. Election.

a. At its annual meeting in January, the Board shall elect from its members a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from its membership. The Board can vote to have a member removed from one of these leadership positions upon majority vote.

Section 2. Duties of Officers.

a. The duties of the Chairperson shall include:

  1. Call meetings of the Board of Directors;

  2. Preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors;

  3. Sign the instruments, acts, and orders necessary to carry out state requirements and the will of the Board;

  4. Confer with the superintendent on crucial matters which may occur between Board meetings;

  5. Consult with the superintendent on the agenda and adjustments to the agenda;

  6. Appoint committees and/ or subcommittees subject to Board approval;

  7. Serve as ex-officio member of all committees;

  8. Make or cause to be made requests for legal opinions/advice;

  9. Be public spokesperson for the Board at all times except as this responsibility is specifically delegated to others;

  10. Be responsible for the orderly conduct of all Board meetings;

  11. Prepare an annual report as needed;

  12. Perform all other duties imposed by these bylaws: and

  13. The chair shall have the right, as other Board members have, to offer resolutions, discuss questions and vote. b. The duties of the Vice Chairperson shall include:

  14. In the absence of the chairperson the vice-chairperson shall act as the chairperson. In the absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the Board members present, provided a quorum is present, shall elect one of its members present to preside over the meeting.

  15. May consult with the Superintendent and Chairperson on the agenda and amendments to the agenda. c. The duties of the Secretary. 1. As stipulated in Title 20-A, the superintendent shall serve as secretary of the Board with the right to speak on all questions and offer recommendations. The secretary shall takes minutes of the board meetings and distribute minutes to all board members. The secretary shall be responsible for ensuring that records are kept of all business transacted by the Board at both regular and appropriately called special meetings, and shall perform such other functions, as are ordinarily functions of this office.

Section 3. Duties of presiding officer:

a. Call the meeting to order at the appointed time;

b. Announce the business to come before the Board in its proper order;

c. Enforce the Board's policies relating to the order of the business and the conduct of the meeting;

d. Recognize persons who desire to speak, and protect the speaker who has the floor from disturbance or interference;

e. Explain as appropriate, what the effect of a motion would be;

f. Restrict discussion to the question when a motion is before the Board;

g. Answer parliamentary inquiries; referring questions of legality to the Board's attorney; and

h. Put motions to a vote, restating definitively and clearly the motion, stating the vote and result thereof.

Adopted: February 27, 2012

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