Moretown School Policy
PROCEDURES FOR BOARD MEETINGS C4
The agenda, together with supporting materials, will be distributed to board members by the Board Chair or Board Clerk. The agenda will be published on the school list serve for members of the public.
In all instances, the Building Administrator and Board will adhere to the provisions of 1 VSA § 312 regarding notice and agenda distribution.
(c)(1) The time and place of all regular meetings subject to this section shall be
clearly designated by statute, charter, regulation, ordinance, bylaw, resolution, or other determining authority of the public body and this information shall be available to any person upon request.The time, place, and purpose of a special meeting subject to this section shall be publicly announced at least 24 hours before the meeting. Municipal public bodies shall post notices of special meetings in or near the municipal clerk's office and in at least two other public places in the municipality, at least 24 hours before the meeting. In addition, notice shall be given, either orally or in writing, to each member of the public body at least 24 hours before the meeting, except that a member may waive notice of a special meeting.
Emergency meetings may be held without public announcement, without posting of notices, and without 24-hour notice to members, provided some public notice thereof is given as soon as possible before any such meeting.
Emergency meetings may be held only when necessary to respond to an unforeseen occurrence or condition requiring immediate attention by the public body.
Any adjourned meeting shall be considered a new meeting, unless the time and place for the adjourned meeting is announced before the meeting adjourns.
An editor, publisher or news director of any newspaper, radio station or television station serving the area of the state in which the public body has jurisdiction may request in writing that a public body notify the editor, publisher or news director of special meetings of the public body. The request shall apply only to the calendar year in which it is made, unless made in December, in which case it shall apply also to the following year.
The agenda for a regular or special meeting shall be made available to the news media or concerned persons prior to the meeting upon specific request.