FILE:  EBH

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS MANAGEMENT/LEASING AND RENTING
The Board shall review and approve all proposals to lease, rent, transfer, exchange, and grant district property, or request property from other school districts, institutions of higher learning, government agencies, or nonschool community groups.

In preparing such proposals, the Superintendent shall consult with the district's legal counsel, who shall prepare any documents necessary, and review plans with the Federal court master. The proposals shall then be submitted to the Board with a summary of all background information and a recommendation for Board action.

The Board recognizes the need for convenient public meeting places in the community and stands ready to make facilities of the district available to nonschool organizations on a cost basis, provided such gatherings do not take place during school hours or conflict in any other way with the proper functioning of the schools.

All short-term facility rentals by community groups shall be approved by the Superintendent or designee. Maintaining records of the use of facilities by nonschool groups and collecting rental fees, as determined by Board Policy KG, and making an annual report to the Board on such usage and rental income shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent or designee.

REFER TO: Board Policy KG (Use of School Facilities), Board Policy DO (School Property Disposal Procedures)
REVISED: Current practice codified 1975
9-09-97
 

The Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien County, Michigan