Winston-Dillard School District 116

Adopted: 8/4/93

Board Meetings

“Meeting” means the convening of the board as the district’s governing body in order to make a decision or to deliberate toward a decision on any matter. The board has the authority to act only when a quorum is present at a duly called regular or special meeting. Communications between and among a quorum of members convening on electronically linked personal computers or by telephone conference call are subject to the Public Meetings Law.

All regular and special meetings of the board shall be open to the public except as provided by law. All meetings shall be conducted in compliance with state and federal statutes. All meetings of the board shall be held within the boundaries of the district except as provided by ORS 192.630. No meeting shall be held at any place where discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, age, or national origin is practiced.

If requested to do so at least 48 hours before a meeting held in public, the board shall provide an interpreter for hearing-impaired persons. Other appropriate auxiliary aids and services shall be provided upon request and appropriate advance notice. Communications with all qualified individuals with disabilities shall be as effective as communications with others.

One (1) regular board meeting shall be held each month. The meeting schedule shall be established at the organizational meeting in July but may be changed by the board with proper notice.

Private or social meetings of a quorum of the board for the purpose of making a decision or to deliberate toward a decision on any matter are prohibited by the Public Meetings Law.

A board meeting may be adjourned to another time if a quorum is not present or if additional business needs to be conducted at the regular time of adjournment. The time, date, and place of the adjourned meeting shall be specified and appropriate notice given.

All meetings held in public shall comply with the Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act and the smoking provisions contained in the Public Meetings Law.

Legal Reference(s):