FILE:  BBA

Cf:  ABE

 

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

 

 

The Ouachita Parish School Board shall elect at its regular meeting in January each year, one of its members to serve as President and one to serve as Vice-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 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 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.

 

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.

 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

 

Election of the President and Vice-President shall be by roll call vote, unless a single member has been nominated for an office, in which event the nominee shall be elected by acclamation.  In the event no candidate for office receives the votes of a majority of the elected members, further balloting shall continue until the required votes are obtained.  Those elected shall assume the responsibilities of office immediately.

 

Filling of Vacancies

 

A vacancy in the office of President or Vice-President shall be filled by election in the manner set forth above at the next regular or special meeting called for that purpose.  All persons so elected shall serve for the remainder of the term of the officer he/she is succeeding.

 

OATH OF OFFICE

 

All officers of the Ouachita Parish School Board shall take the following oath of office at the time of their election or as soon thereafter as possible:

 

"I, _________________________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will abide by the Bylaws, rules and regulations of this Board and shall faithfully discharge the duties of my office as ____________________ to the best of my knowledge and ability."

 

At the initial installation of officers, the oath shall be administered by the official conducting the installation.  Thereafter, the oath of office shall be administered as the Board may provide.  In filling a vacancy in the Presidency, the oath shall be administered as above.  In filling a vacancy in the Vice-Presidency, the President shall administer the oath.

 

 

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

 

Ouachita Parish School Board