BOARD COMMITTEES

The board shall authorize the establishment of only such standing committees from among its membership as it finds strictly necessary to study operations in specific areas and to make recommendations for board action. The following rules will govern the appointment and function of such committees:

A. The committee shall be established through action of the board.

B. The committee members shall be appointed by the board chair and each committee shall elect its own chair.

C. The committee shall be provided with a list of its specific functions and duties.

D. The committee may make recommendations for board action, but it may not as for the board.

E. The board chair and superintendent shall be ex-officio members of all standing committees.

F. All standing committees shall be dissolved at the end of the board's year - at an annual organizational meeting - unless they are specifically reappointed. The may be dissolved at any time by a vote of the board.

G. All standing committee meetings shall be open to the public and subject to the Freedom of Access law.

Standing committees shall be composed of less that a majority of the membership of the board.

Legal Reference: Title-1 MRSA Sec. 401 ET SEQ.

Adopted: November 22, 1993