Voting Requirements for Motions
All motions shall require for adoption a majority vote of those school directors present and voting,
except as provided by statute or Board procedures. All votes on motions and resolutions shall be by voice vote unless an oral roll call vote is requested by the President or another school director. Special Voting Requirements –*Indicates actions for which the minutes also must reflect how each school director voted.
except as provided by statute or Board procedures. All votes on motions and resolutions shall be by voice vote unless an oral roll call vote is requested by the President or another school director. Special Voting Requirements –*Indicates actions for which the minutes also must reflect how each school director voted.
1. Actions requiring the unanimous affirmative vote of all members of the Board remaining in office:
a. Appoint as Board Secretary a former school director who has resigned, before the expiration of the term for which the director was elected.*[14][15]
b. Appoint as solicitor a former school director who has resigned, before the expiration of the term for which the director was elected.*[14][15]
b. Appoint as solicitor a former school director who has resigned, before the expiration of the term for which the director was elected.*[14][15]
2. Actions requiring the affirmative votes of two-thirds of the full membership of the Board:
a. Transferring, during the first three (3) months of the fiscal year, budgeted funds set apart or appropriated to a particular item of expenditure.*[15][16][17]
b. Adding or increasing appropriations to meet an emergency or catastrophe.*[15][17]
c. Hiring as a teacher a former school director who has resigned, before the expiration of the term for which the director was elected.*[14][15]
d. Conveying land or buildings to certain charities or other public agencies without following prescribed valuation procedures or with more favorable financing.*[15][18]
e. Incurring temporary debt (non-emergency).*[17][19]
f. Dismissing a tenured professional employee after a hearing.*[15][20]
g. Borrowing in anticipation of current revenue.*[15][21]
a. Transferring, during the first three (3) months of the fiscal year, budgeted funds set apart or appropriated to a particular item of expenditure.*[15][16][17]
b. Adding or increasing appropriations to meet an emergency or catastrophe.*[15][17]
c. Hiring as a teacher a former school director who has resigned, before the expiration of the term for which the director was elected.*[14][15]
d. Conveying land or buildings to certain charities or other public agencies without following prescribed valuation procedures or with more favorable financing.*[15][18]
e. Incurring temporary debt (non-emergency).*[17][19]
f. Dismissing a tenured professional employee after a hearing.*[15][20]
g. Borrowing in anticipation of current revenue.*[15][21]
3. Actions requiring the affirmative votes of two-thirds of those voting in the presence of a quorum:
a. Incurring temporary debt to meet an emergency or catastrophe.*[15][17]
b. Adopting or changing textbooks without the recommendation of the Superintendent.*[15] [22]
a. Incurring temporary debt to meet an emergency or catastrophe.*[15][17]
b. Adopting or changing textbooks without the recommendation of the Superintendent.*[15] [22]
4. Actions requiring the affirmative votes of a majority of the full membership of the Board:
a. Fixing the length of the school term.*[15]
b. Adopting textbooks recommended by the Superintendent.*[15][23]
c. Appointing the district Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent(s).*[15][24][25]
d. Appointing teachers and principals.*[15]
e. Adopting the annual budget.*[15][26]
f. Appointing tax collectors and other appointees.*[15][27][28]
g. Levying and assessing taxes.*[15][29]
h. Purchasing, selling, or condemning land.*[15]
i. Locating new buildings or changing the location of old ones.*[15]
j. Creating or increasing any indebtedness.*[15]
k. Adopting planned instruction.[15][30]
l. Establishing additional schools or departments.*[15]
m. Designating depositories for school funds.*[15][31][32]
n. Authorizing the transfer of any unencumbered balance, or portion thereof, from one appropriation to another, or from one spending agency to another during the last nine (9) months of the fiscal year.*[15][17]
o. Entering into contracts of any kind, including contracts for the purchase of fuel or any supplies where the amount involved exceeds $100 (including items subject to bid requirements).*[15][33]
p. Fixing salaries or compensation of officers, teachers, or other appointees of the Board.*[15]
q. Entering into contracts with and making appropriations to the intermediate unit for the district’s proportionate share of the cost of services provided or to be provided by the intermediate unit.*[15]
r. Dismissing, after a hearing, a Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent or non-tenured teacher.*[15][34][35]
s. Determining the location and amount of any real estate required by the school district for school purposes.*[15 [36]
t. Vacating and abandoning property to which the Board has title.*[15][37]
u. Appointing a school director to fill a vacancy on the Board.*[15][38]
v. Calling a special meeting when the President has failed to do so after written request of three (3) members of the Board.[5]
w. Declaring that a vacancy exists on the Board by reason of the failure or neglect of a school director to qualify.[39]
x. Adopting, amending or repealing Board procedures and policy.[40]
y. Combining or reorganizing into a larger school district.[41]
z. Adopting a corporate seal for the district.[42]
a. Fixing the length of the school term.*[15]
b. Adopting textbooks recommended by the Superintendent.*[15][23]
c. Appointing the district Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent(s).*[15][24][25]
d. Appointing teachers and principals.*[15]
e. Adopting the annual budget.*[15][26]
f. Appointing tax collectors and other appointees.*[15][27][28]
g. Levying and assessing taxes.*[15][29]
h. Purchasing, selling, or condemning land.*[15]
i. Locating new buildings or changing the location of old ones.*[15]
j. Creating or increasing any indebtedness.*[15]
k. Adopting planned instruction.[15][30]
l. Establishing additional schools or departments.*[15]
m. Designating depositories for school funds.*[15][31][32]
n. Authorizing the transfer of any unencumbered balance, or portion thereof, from one appropriation to another, or from one spending agency to another during the last nine (9) months of the fiscal year.*[15][17]
o. Entering into contracts of any kind, including contracts for the purchase of fuel or any supplies where the amount involved exceeds $100 (including items subject to bid requirements).*[15][33]
p. Fixing salaries or compensation of officers, teachers, or other appointees of the Board.*[15]
q. Entering into contracts with and making appropriations to the intermediate unit for the district’s proportionate share of the cost of services provided or to be provided by the intermediate unit.*[15]
r. Dismissing, after a hearing, a Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent or non-tenured teacher.*[15][34][35]
s. Determining the location and amount of any real estate required by the school district for school purposes.*[15 [36]
t. Vacating and abandoning property to which the Board has title.*[15][37]
u. Appointing a school director to fill a vacancy on the Board.*[15][38]
v. Calling a special meeting when the President has failed to do so after written request of three (3) members of the Board.[5]
w. Declaring that a vacancy exists on the Board by reason of the failure or neglect of a school director to qualify.[39]
x. Adopting, amending or repealing Board procedures and policy.[40]
y. Combining or reorganizing into a larger school district.[41]
z. Adopting a corporate seal for the district.[42]
NCSD Policy #006