BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
INAUGURAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2005, AT 7:00 P.M.
SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE
AGENDA
1.0
2.0
CALL TO ORDER / SWEARING IN CEREMONIES
1.1
Results of Trustee Elections
The secretary-treasurer will review the results of the trustee election.
1.2
Oaths of Office
Judge Gale Sinclair will administer the oaths of office. (Attachment)
INAUGURAL MEETING
2.1
Election of Chairperson
Pursuant to the School Board Procedural By-law #1, the inaugural
meeting of the board in each year shall be held within 30 days from the
date that the new board begins its term of office and shall be convened by
the secretary-treasurer. The chairperson of the inaugural meeting shall be
the secretary-treasurer (the “interim chairperson”) until such time as the
board chairperson has been elected.
Procedural By-law #1 states:
“The interim chairperson shall call for nominations for board chairperson
three times and declare nominations closed. A secret ballot shall be held
and the person receiving more than one-half of the total number of votes
cast shall be declared elected. If no person receives a clear majority, that
person with the least number of votes shall be dropped from the nominees
and a further ballot conducted. Any vote involving only two trustees that
ends in a tie vote shall result in the appointment of an interim chairperson
to serve until the next regular meeting at which time the nomination and
election process will be repeated. The interim chairperson shall be
selected from the first available trustees in the following order:
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(b)
(c)
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The most recent chairperson;
The most recent vice chairperson;
The two remaining trustees nominated for chairperson drawing
lots.”
2.2
Election of Vice Chairperson
The newly elected chairperson will conduct the election of the vice
chairperson. The election of the vice chairperson shall follow the same
procedures as that for the chairperson.
2.3
B.C. School Trustees Association Provincial Council
According to BCSTA by-laws, a provincial councillor and an alternate are
to be elected annually between December 1 and the following January 15
to act as the board’s representative to the Provincial Council of the B.C.
School Trustees Association.
2.4
BCPSEA Representative Council
According to the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association
bylaws, member boards are each represented by a school trustee who is
not in a conflict situation as defined by the Association’s bylaws. In the
past, the appointment for the delegate and alternate for this district has
been made by election.
Bylaw 2.4 of the BCPSEA bylaws states:
“No person with a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, within the meaning
of the School Act, in teacher or support staff collective bargaining, is
eligible:
(a)
(b)
(c)
to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Association;
to represent a member at any general meeting of the Association;
to represent a member at any other function of the Association.”
2.5
Discussion of Committee and Representative Appointments
The normal procedure in the past has been that the chairperson has
presented committee and representative appointments at the first regular
school board meeting following the inaugural meeting. A listing of
established committees, representations, and school liaison appointments
is attached. In order to assist the chairperson in making appointments,
please indicate on the attached form your preferences for committee or
representatives appointments and return the form to the secretarytreasurer. (Attachment)
2.6
Financial Disclosure Forms
Trustees are required to file the annual Statement of Disclosure form by
January 15, 2006. (Attachment)
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3.0
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
• December 12, 2005, 7:30 p.m., School Board Office
• BCSTA Trustees Academy, December 8 to 11, 2005
4.0
ADJOURNMENT
5.0
QUESTION PERIOD
November 29, 2005
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