Policy No.	1210
	Adoption Date:	July 11, 1984
	Revised:	April 15, 1998

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

At the first regular meeting at which newly elected board members are seated in election years and at the first regular meeting in December in non-election years, the board shall elect from among its members a chair and a vice chair to serve one-year terms. Officers shall not be elected following the appointment of a director to fill a vacancy on the board unless a majority of the board is appointed. If a board member is unable to continue to serve as an officer, a replacement shall be elected immediately. In the absence of both the chair and the vice chair, the board shall elect a chair pro tempore who shall perform the functions of the chair during the latter's absence. The superintendent shall act as board secretary. In order to provide a record of the proceedings of each meeting of the board, the superintendent shall appoint a recording secretary of the board.

Each year in June a legislative representative shall be elected who shall serve a one-year term.

The normal order of business shall be modified for the annual organizational meeting by considering the following matters after the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting:

A.	Welcome and introduction of newly-elected board members by the chair.
B.	Call for nominations for chair to serve during the ensuing year.
C.	Election of a chair.
D.	Assumption of office by the new chair.
E.	Call for nominations for vice chair to serve during the ensuing year.
F.	Election of a vice chair.

Policies shall continue from year to year and board to board until and unless the board changes them.

Legal References:

RCW	28A.400.030	Superintendent's duties
	28A.330.010	Board president, vice-president--Secretary
	28A.330.020	Certain board elections, manner and vote required--Selection of personnel, manner
	28A.330.050	Duties of superintendent as secretary
	29.04.170	Local elected officials, commencement of term of office