Code No. 211
Open Meetings
A gathering of a majority of school board members in which deliberation of an issue within the jurisdiction of the board takes place is a board meeting. A gathering for the purpose of social or ministerial action will not constitute a board meeting unless a discussion of policy takes place. Meetings of the board will be conducted in an open meeting unless a closed session is authorized by law or the meeting is exempt from the open meetings law.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code Chapters 21, 279.1-.2
1980 Op. Att’y Gen. 167.
1982 Op. Att’y Gen. 162.
Cross Reference: 208 Ad Hoc Committees
210 Board of Directors’ Meetings
212 Closed Sessions
210.8 Board Meeting Agenda
Approved: April 10, 1989
Reviewed: December 17, 2012
Reviewed: September 16, 2019
Revised: December 17, 2012