215 BOARD OF DIRECTORS' RECORDS

Original Adopted Date: 1-10-1983                                           Last Revised Date: 7-10-1995                                                Last Reviewed Date: 6-10-2024

The board shall keep and maintain permanent records of the board including, but not limited to, records of the minutes of board meetings and other required records of the board.

It is the responsibility of the board secretary to keep the minutes of the board meetings.  The minutes of each board meeting shall include, at a minimum, the following items: a record of the date, time, place, members present, action taken and the vote of each member, and the schedule of bills allowed shall be attached.  This information shall be available within two weeks of the board meeting and forwarded to the newspaper designated as the official newspaper for publication.  The information does not need to be published within two weeks.  The schedule of bills allowed may be published on a once monthly basis in lieu of publication with the minutes.  The permanent records of the board minutes may include more detail than is required for the publication of the minutes.

Minutes waiting approval at the next board meeting shall be available for inspection at the central administration office after the board secretary transcribes the notes into typewritten material which has been proofread for errors and retyped.

Legal Reference:      Iowa Code §§ 21; 22; 279.8, .35, .36; 291.6, .7; 618.3.

                                 281 I.A.C. 12.3(1).

                                 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. 215.

                                 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. 403.

                                 1952 Op. Att'y Gen. 133.

Cross Reference:     206.3   Secretary

                                 206.4   Treasurer

                                 208  Ad Hoc Committees

                                 210.8   Board Meeting Agenda

                                 708  Care, Maintenance and Disposal of School District Records

                     901  Public Examination of School District Records