§ 262 - Meetings; election of officers - Vermont Statutes

§ 262. Meetings; election of officers

(a) Within thirty days from the date a supervisory union is established by the state board, the commissioner or his or her designee shall call a meeting of the school directors of the school districts in the supervisory union. The number of directors shall be determined and directors shall be elected according to section 266 of this title. Within 30 days thereafter, the commissioner or his or her designee shall call a meeting and the board shall elect a chairman, and other necessary officers to serve until the first regular annual election of officers.

(b) Regular annual elections of officers shall take place not later than 30 days after the latest annual school district election held by a member district in the supervisory union.

(c) The directors of the supervisory union board shall serve for a one-year term. Vacancies on the supervisory union board shall be filled by appointment by the school board of the school district which was represented by the vacating board member. The person so selected shall serve for the duration of the term vacated.

(d) Each supervisory union board shall establish policies and procedures designed to avoid the appearance of board member conflict of interest. (Amended 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 77; 1989, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1991, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)