1300

BOARD MEETINGS

1300

The Board shall provide for such meetings as are authorized by law and necessary to the efficient and proper operation of the school system.

1300.1

The regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month.  When those days fall on a holiday recognized by the Board, the chairman shall reschedule the meeting for another day.

A.

The regular meetings of the Board shall usually be held in the board room of the administrative office of the Wake County Board of Education at 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.

B.

The regular meeting of the board shall usually begin at 3 p.m. and shall end by 11 p.m.

C.

Any item of new business remaining on the agenda at 11 p.m. may be carried over to the next regular meeting.

D.

The chair may reschedule or cancel regular Board meetings when it appears unlikely that a quorum will be present on the regularly scheduled date. The Board may change the place or time of regular meetings. If it becomes necessary to change the usual date, place, or time of a regular meeting of the Board, notice of such change shall be given to members of the board and the media as provided in Policy 1320.

E.

The regular meetings of the Board each month shall be action meetings. At any action meeting, the board may consider and act on any item placed on the board agenda. The agenda for action meetings shall include a consent agenda that lists items to be passed with a single motion and vote without discussion. Any item on the consent agenda may be removed by request of any Board member or the superintendent and shall then be placed on action agenda for consideration by the Board or referred to a committee. The agenda for an action meeting shall also include action items and information items.

1300.2

After consultation with the superintendent, the chair or any two members of the board may call a special meeting for action consideration of any item requiring such a meeting.

A.

Generally only items designated in the call of the meeting shall be considered at a special meeting.

B.

New items may only be added to the agenda of a special meeting with the unanimous vote of at least six Board members.

C.

Reasonable notice of such meeting shall be provided all Board members, the press, and the public. In no case shall the notice be less than forty-eight (48) hours.

1300.3

The second regular meeting in June of each year shall be considered the annual meeting at which time the board shall elect such officers and take such other actions as are necessary.  At the close of the annual meeting, the board may then go into session for the regular action meeting.

A.

Necessary action at the annual meeting shall include election of the Board chair and vice chair.

1300.4

By the votes of a majority of its members present, the board may hold or retire to a closed session for one or more of the permissible reasons listed in the North Carolina Open Meetings Law.