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2210 BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING The Board of Education recognizes its obligation to hold an annual organizational meeting. The purpose of the organizational meeting is to elect officers of the Board and make the proper appointments and designations of district employees, and designations/approvals and authorizations for the proper management of the school district during the school year. The Board will hold its annual organizational meeting in July on or before the Monday after the twentieth day in July of each year. The Board will choose this date by resolution at a Board meeting before July. The previous Board President or Vice President (if still a member of the Board) or the District Clerk will call the meeting to order, record attendance, and preside over the meeting until the election of a new president. The order of business to be conducted at the organizational meeting shall include items required or implied by state law and/or regulation. The Board may also conduct general district business, including properly entering into executive session, if necessary, at the end of the meeting before adjourning. Such organization business shall include: I. Oath of Office The Superintendent or the District Clerk will administer and countersign the oath of office to newly-elected Board members. The oath will conform to Article XIII-1 of the New York State Constitution, and Section 10 of the Public Officers Law. Any oaths taken outside of the Organizational Meeting will be entered into the minutes of the Organizational Meeting, if taken before the commencement of the Organizational Meeting, or into the minutes of the next Board meeting. No new Board member shall be permitted to vote until he/she has taken the oath of office. II. Election of Board Officers The Board will elect a president and vice-president for the ensuing year, and the oath of office will be administered to them by the District Clerk. A majority of all members of the Board is necessary for a valid election of Board officers. III. Appointment of District Officers The Board shall appoint and the Board President administer the oath of office to the following district officers: District Treasurer Deputy Treasurer District Clerk Tax Collector Claims Auditor Appointment of Other Positions Deleted: on the first Tuesday Deleted: . If that day is a legal holiday, the Board will hold the meeting on the first Wednesday in July. The Board may alternately hold the meeting on a date during the first 15 days in July that is not a legal holiday The Board will appoint and establish the remuneration (if any) for the following positions: School Physician School Attorney Census Enumerator Residential Facility Transition Liaison Attendance Officer McKinney-Vento Liaison Designated Education Official Data Protection Officer Internal Auditor Records Access Officer External Auditor Records Management Officer Claims Auditor Dignity Act Coordinator Title IX/Section 504 Officer(s) Asbestos Inspector Treasurer(s) of Student Activity Account Purchasing Agent Deputy Purchasing Agent(s) Members of Committee on Special Education (CSE) Members of Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) Members of 504 Committee IV. Bonding of Personnel The Board will bond the following personnel handling district funds: District Clerk Board of Education Assistant Superintendent for Business Claims Auditor District Treasurer Deputy Treasurer Treasurer(s) of Student Activity Account(s) Accounting Clerk Assistant Business Manager The Board may, in each instance, specify the amount of the bond it intends to obtain. The Board may include any of the above officers in a blanket undertaking, pursuant to law and Commissioner's Regulations, rather than bond individuals. V. Designations The Board shall designate/approve: Official depositories for district funds Official district newspapers The price of school meals Re-adoption of Board Policies and Regulations VI. Authorizations: a. of person to certify payrolls; b. of person to adjust payroll in accordance with collective bargaining agreement; c. of contracts for student services (such as health, cafeteria), and tuition contracts, when necessary; d. of attendance at conferences, conventions, workshops, etc., with designated expenses; e. to establish petty cash funds (and to set amount of such funds); f. to designate authorized signatures on checks; g. that the Superintendent of Schools is authorized to consult with professionals and purchase professional services; h. of Board and district memberships in professional organizations; i. of positions entitled to use district-owned credit cards; j. of Superintendent of Schools to approve budget transfers and the monetary limits of such transfers; k. of designated “acting principals” in the absence of building principals; l. of hourly rates of pay for certain temporary or substitute employees. The Board will review its policies on School Board Member Ethics (2160), School Board Member Ethics Regulation (2160-R), Investments (6240) and Purchasing (6700), and the Code of Conduct (5300), as required by law. The Board will also review building-level student attendance data as required under Commissioner’s Regulations section 104.1, and if the data shows a decline in attendance rates, will review its policy on Attendance (5100). Cross-ref: 2160, School Board Member Ethics 2160-R, School Board Member Ethics Regulation 2220, Board Officers 2230, Appointed Board Officials 2270, School Attorney 2310, Regular Meetings 5100, Attendance 5252, Student Activities Funds Management 5300, Code of Conduct 6240, Investments 6650, Claims Auditor 6680, Internal Audit Function 6700, Purchasing 6741, Contracting for Professional Services Ref: New York State Constitution, Article XIII, §1 General Municipal Law §103(2) (official newspapers) Public Officers Law §§10; 13; 30 Education Law §§ 112(1) (residential facility transition liaison); 305(31) (designated educational official); 701 (meeting to elect president, may elect vice president); 1707 (date of meeting); 1720(2) (bonding of personnel); 2130 (appoint clerk, bonded treasurer and bonded tax collector) 8 NYCRR § 104.1 (requirement to review attendance data) 8 NYCRR § 100.2(ff) (residential facility transition liaison) 8 NYCRR § 170.2 (appointment of clerk, treasurer, auditor; bonding) 8 NYCRR § 170.12(1)(i) (appointment of claims auditor; bonding) 8 NYCRR § 172.5 (extraclassroom activities funds treasurer; bonding) Adoption date: November 14, 1994 Revised: March 8, 2010 September 16, 2010 Reviewed and maintained without change: June 13, 2019 Revised: June 12, 2025 (formerly Board Reorganizational Meeting) ____________________ FOR SECOND READING 2-12-26 [ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS IN TRACK CHANGES; INCLUDES PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 515 OF THE LAWS OF 2025]