211 Open Meetings

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