204.11 Meeting Minutes

Friday, August 11, 2023

MEETING MINUTES 

The board shall keep and maintain permanent records of the board including, but not limited to, records of the minutes of board meetings, documentation received or disclosed in open session of the meetings, and other required records of the board. 

It shall be the responsibility of the board secretary to keep the minutes of the board meetings. The minutes of each board meeting shall record when and where the meeting notice was published. They shall also include as 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. In addition, they shall include all required information regarding any closed sessions as stated in policy 204.06. This information shall be available within 10 days of the board meeting or prior to the next convened meeting, if earlier. Minutes shall be placed on the district’s website at such time as they are available and shall there for at least six months. Minutes shall be forwarded to the newspaper designated as the official newspaper for publication. 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. 

Legal Reference: 

Neb. Statute 79-577 

79-580 

84-712 

84-1408 to 1414 

Cross Reference: 

203 Organization of the School Board 

1003 Public Examination of District Records 

1004 Press, Radio and Television News Media