202.2 Oath of Office

Code No. 202.2

Oath of Office

Board members are officials of the state. As a public official, each board member must pledge to uphold the Iowa and the United States Constitutions and to carry out the responsibilities of the office to the best of the board member’s ability.

Each newly elected board member will take the oath of office prior to any action taken as a school official. The oath of office is taken by each new board member elected at the school election, at or before, the organizational meeting of the board. In the event of an appointment or special election to fill a vacancy, the new board member will take the oath of office within ten days of the appointment or election.

Board members elected to offices of the board will also take the same oath of office but replacing the office of board member with the title of the office to which they were elected.

The oath of office is administered by the board secretary and does not need to be given at a board meeting. In the event the board secretary is absent, the oath is administered by another board member.

“Do you solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United

States and the Constitution of the state of Iowa, and that you will faithfully

and impartially to the best of your ability discharge the duties of the office of

___________________ (naming the office) in Davis County Community School

District as now and hereafter required by law?”

Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 277.28; 279.1, .6 (2013).

Cross Reference: 200.1 Organization of the Board of Directors

201 Board of Directors' Elections

202 Board of Directors Members

204 Code of Ethics

206 Board of Directors' Officers

Approved: April 10, 1989

Reviewed: November 19, 2012

Revised: November 19, 2012

Revised: April 16, 2018