Code: BDB
Adopted: 5/22/06
Special and Emergency Board Meetings
Special meetings may be convened by order of the chair, upon request of three Board members or by common consent of the Board members. The district clerk will post notice at least 24 hours before such a meeting is to be convened.
The purpose of special meetings is to give the Board an opportunity to gather information and to discuss and fully explore various aspects of an issue.
Local news media will receive written notice of the meeting at least 24 hours in advance.
Emergency meetings may be called only in the event of an actual emergency. Appropriate notice will be given to the public and the press. The minutes of the meeting will describe the nature of the emergency. No business other than that related to the emergency will be discussed at these meetings.
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s):
ORS 192.640
ORS 332.045
OACE v. Salem Keizer School District 24J, 95 Or App 28 (1989); reconsideration denied, 95 Or App 6 (1989).