BEDD, Rules of Order

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At the hour and place appointed for the meeting, the president or in his absence the vice president or member appointed, shall assume the chair and declare the meeting in order.

Except as otherwise specified by state law or Board policies pertaining to its own operating procedures, the Board shall operate by the rules prescribed in Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, as those rules can reasonably be applied to the conduct of school board business.

Adopted prior to 1985
Revised to confirm with practice: date of manual adoption
Minor update February 6, 2006

Note: Under Robert's Rules, these parliamentary rules of order may be suspended by a two-thirds vote.