FILE:  BCBH

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
The Board Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept by a recording secretary appointed by the Board at the organizational meeting, complete records of the proceedings and actions taken by the Board at regular, special, emergency, and work/study sessions. Minutes shall be signed by the Board President and Secretary.

The minutes shall be kept in an official minute book and shall be a complete record of such meetings, including resolutions and motions in full. The Board may also accept official reports or written presentations, as needed or requested, for inclusion in the minutes.

The minutes shall include the date, time, place, members present, members absent, all decisions made at open meetings, the purpose(s) for which closed sessions are called, all roll call votes, a reference to reports presented, a record of those speaking at the public comment session and the topic on which they spoke, and items discussed when no action is taken.

Proposed and approved minutes of an open meeting of the Board are public records open to public inspection.

LEGAL REFERENCE: MCL, 15.269, 380.231, 380.1201-1202
REVISED: 2-9-93
 

The Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien County, Michigan