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Barre Town Supervisory
District Policy Manual
TITLE: School Board Member
Conduct CODE: BC
STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
Actions of the Board and/or Individual
Members
It is the policy of the Barre Town School
Directors that action taken at regular Board meetings and other action
pertaining to the school will avoid conflict of interest in accordance to
Title 16, § 557 and § 558.
- Gratuity or compensation prohibited
A. A member of the state board, a
supervisory union board, a school board, the commissioner, or any person
employed by them shall not solicit or receive directly or indirectly any
gift or compensation for recommending or voting on any finding, ruling,
decision, or report, or voting to procure any service, thing or supply
purchased with public funds. A violation of this provision shall be
subject to 13 V.S.A. § 1106(b).
B. Nor shall a member of any such board
receive directly or indirectly anything of value by contract or
otherwise, from the school district or supervisory union he or she
serves unless it is received:
- as a result of a contract accepted
after a public bid in accordance with law.
- in public recognition of service or
achievement.
- as regular salary or expenses allowed
by law for official duties performed as a member of such board.
- for employment according to the
provisions of section 558 of this title.
C. No school board member or supervisory
union board member shall vote on any contract or purchase in which he or
she has a direct or indirect interest.
D. A person who violates subsection (B)
or (C) of this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 and shall
be incapable of holding elective or appointed office in this state for
two years next ensuing.
- Eligibility for election to a school
board; employment of school board members
A. A legal voter in a school district
shall be eligible for election to a school board; however, a member of a
school board may not be regularly employed by the school district or by
a school district within the same supervisory union or by the same
supervisory union during the board member’s term of office. This section
shall not apply to a school board member in office on the date of
passage, but shall apply to any subsequent terms of office held by such
person.
B. The commissioners may waive the
provisions of this section for employment of a specific individual as a
substitute teacher, coach or supervisory of extra-curricular activities
for a period not to exceed one year, which may be renewed, in
circumstances in which the school district or supervisory union is
unable to hire another qualified person through no fault of its own.
Date Adopted: 11/7/83
1st Reading: 12/1/99
Date Revised: 1/5/00
Date Effective: 1/5/00
Legal Reference(s): 13. V S.A. § 1106(B); 16 V.S.A. § 557,550
Cross References:
Date Distributed: 1/7/00
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