FILE:  BBA

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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

 

 

The Iberia Parish School Board, at its first meeting in January of each year and after the newly elected members have been seated, shall elect a President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, and an Executive Committee Member-At-Large from its membership to serve for a term of one year.  Each officer shall be elected by a majority of the members present and voting by ballot unless there is only one nominee, in which case voting shall be by electronic voting.  The President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, and Executive Committee Member-At-Large shall assume their duties immediately following their election to these offices.  The member elected to the office of First Vice-President shall serve as President Pro Tem.  The Executive Committee Member-At-Large shall serve on the Executive Committee of the Board.

 

PRESIDENT

 

The President shall preside at all meetings of the 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 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 First Vice-President and/or Second Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of the President.

 

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

 

The First Vice-President shall serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board.  In the absence of the President, the First Vice-President, serving as President Pro Tem, shall perform the duties and functions of the President.  In the case of the death of the President, or of the vacating of the office of President for any reason, the Board shall authorize the President Pro Tem to perform all the duties of the presidency, including the signing of checks, in the interim that elapses prior to the election of a new President by the Board to fill the unexpired term.  Election to fill the unexpired term of the office of President shall take place at the next regular session following the vacating of the office, provided that proper previous notice has been given. 

 

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT

 

The Second Vice-President shall serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board.  The Second Vice-President, in the absence of the President and the First Vice-President, shall act as President of the Board and shall preside at School Board meetings. 

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER-AT-LARGE

 

The Executive Committee Member-At-Large shall serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board.  In the absence of the President, First Vice-President, and the Second Vice-President, the Executive Committee Member-At-Large shall act as the President of the Board and preside at School Board meetings.

 

SECRETARY/TREASURER

 

The Superintendent shall serve as the secretary and treasurer of the Board.  As secretary, he/she shall conduct all correspondence of the Board, keep and preserve all its records, receive all reports required by the 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 Board and of its committees.  In case the secretary is absent, the Board may appoint another member of the Board, or other school personnel under the jurisdiction of said 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 Board.  He/she shall also be designated as the official custodian of all funds to which the 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.

 

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 Board.  The treasurer shall be responsible under such bond for the faithful performance of duties as treasurer. The Board shall pay the premium of the bond.

 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

 

The President shall have the discretionary authority to appoint a parliamentarian to serve at Board meetings who shall assist in the orderly conduction of meetings.

 

 

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

Board minutes, 8-1-79, 6-95

 

Iberia Parish School Board