Board Organizational Meeting
Within 15 days after the school district receives the official abstract of votes, the Board
shall meet in an organizational session at a regular or special meeting for the purpos
of selecting officers.
The incumbent president of the Board shall preside until a successor is elected,
whereupon the successor will assume the chair.
Following the swearing in of the newly-elected Board member or members, the
following officers, in order, shall be elected or appointed: president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer.
Nominations for president and vice president shall be made from the floor and voting
shall be by roll call or secret ballot. Should no nominee receive a majority vote of Board
members, the election shall be declared null and void, further nominations may be
made and the roll call or secret ballot vote shall be retaken.
The president and vice president shall serve two-year terms and shall hold office until
their successors are elected.
The Board shall then appoint a secretary and treasurer who may or may not be
members of the Board. The secretary and treasurer shall hold their offices for terms at
the pleasure of the Board.
Following election and appointment of the officers, the Board shall appoint the staff
members who will fill the offices of secretary to the Board and assistant treasurer.
Then such other items of business shall be considered by the Board as are scheduled
on the agenda.
Officer resignation
Should one or more officers of the Board resign, the Board shall select another member
or members to fill the vacant office or offices as provided by law, using the procedures
described above. A newly-selected officer shall assume the duties immediately upon
selection. Inasmuch as the selection of a new officer on a four-officer, five-member
board frequently requires a shifting of officers it shall be permissible for a member to be
nominated for another office without resigning the current office. Upon acceptance of
the nomination and election to the new office, the former office shall be declared vacant
and another member elected to fill that position.
Adopted: August 2000
Revised: July 2006
Revised: September 2020
LEGAL REFS.: C.R.S. 22-31-104 (3) (biennial school elections)
C.R.S. 22-32-104 (1), (2), (3), (4) (organization of the Board)
C.R.S. 22-32-108 (5) (meetings of the Board)
C.R.S. 22-32-108 (6) (meetings of the Board – voting procedure)
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