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The President and Vice-President of the Board shall be elected by members of the Board at the Annual Organizational meeting in July.

Duties of the President of the Board

The duties of the President of the Board shall be as follows:

1. to schedule and preside at all meetings;

2. to act as chief fiscal officer of the District;

3. to execute all documents on behalf of the Board;

4. to appoint all standing and ad hoc committees;

5. to act as an ex-officio member of all committees;

6. to call special meetings he/she considers necessary or on request of one member of the Board;

7. to vote together with other members of the Board;

8. to act as official spokesperson for the Board to the media concerning actions of the Board;

9. to ensure that each Board member is provided sufficient time to address and to vote on each agenda item;

10. to perform the usual and ordinary duties of the office;

11. along with the other members, offer resolutions, and discuss questions.

Duties of the Vice-President

The Vice-President shall be authorized to act for the President in case of the President's absence or inability to act, within statutory limitations.

Ref:

New York State Constitution, Article 13 §2

Local Finance Law §2.00(5)(e)

Education Law §§1709; 2105(6); 2502; 2504; 2553; 2563; 2590-b

Adoption date: December 1, 1995

Revised date: May 19, 2008

Amended date: September 11, 2017