Policy 9133

Bylaws of the Board

Special Committees/Temporary Committees/Ad Hoc Committees

The Chairperson of the Board of Education shall appoint temporary and special committees as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Board of Education, and the Chairperson shall be an ex officio member of each committee.

The duties of the committee shall be outlined at the time of appointment, and the committee shall be considered dissolved when its final report has been made to the Board of Education.

All committees of the Board of Education shall follow the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act as required by statute.

Ad Hoc Committees

Ad Hoc committee members shall be designated in the first instance by the Chairperson.  Any Board member interested in serving on an Ad Hoc committee shall notify the Chairperson promptly concerning his/her interest.  Any member who is interested in attending Ad Hoc committee meetings may do so.  They may not take part in the discussion. 

In the event of vacancies on Ad Hoc committees, the Chairperson shall have the power to appoint new committee members.  All appointments expire when the committee as a whole expires.
Upon completion of the assigned task, the committee will cease to function.

Record Keeping

All committees shall keep minutes of business conducted at meetings. The minutes will be kept on file in the Superintendent's office and available at all times to the Board of Education members.

Resources

Any expenditure of town funds by an advisory committee shall be made only after submission of a budget to and approval of such expenditure by the board.  Such expenditures may then be made through the Superintendent.

(cf. 9130 – Committees)
(cf. 9131 – Committee of the Whole)
(cf. 9132 – Standing Committees)

Legal Reference:    Connecticut General Statutes
Adopted: 4/10/12