BOARD OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
INAUGURAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008, AT 7:00 P.M.
SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE
AGENDA
INAUGURAL MEETING
1.0
2.0
CALL TO ORDER / SWEARING IN CEREMONIES
Pursuant to the School District’s Procedural By-law 1, the chairperson of the
inaugural meeting shall be the secretary-treasurer (“the interim chairperson”) until
such time as the board chairperson has been elected.
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
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 trustee in the following order:
(a)
(b)
(c)
The most recent chairperson;
The most recent vice chairperson;
The two remaining nominated for chairperson drawing lots.”
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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 British Columbia School Trustees Association by-laws, each
member board shall elect one trustee as representative and one trustee
as alternate representative to the provincial council 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
BC Public School Employers’ Association Representative Council
According to the bylaws of the British Columbia Public School Employers’
Association, each member board shall appoint one representative to the
association, who must be a trustee of the member school board. In the
past, this appointment for the representative and alternative has been
made by election.
By-law 2.4 of the BCPSEA by-laws 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
between the 1st and 15th of January of each year in which they hold office.
(Attachment)
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING
• December 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m., School Board Office
4.0
ADJOURNMENT
5.0
QUESTION PERIOD
November 25, 2008
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