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1.4.1
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General Conduct and Notice of Meetings
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1.4.2
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Organizational Meeting
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1.4.3
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Regular Meetings
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1.4.4
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Special Meetings/Notice
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1.4.5
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Quorum, Voting, and Roll Call Voting
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1.4.6
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Attendance by
Telephonic or Video Conference
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1.4.7
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Legal Counsel
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1.4.1
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General Conduct and Notice of Meetings
The business that the Board may perform shall be
conducted in compliance with the Michigan Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 276,
MCL 15.261 et seq. Generally, unless
the Open Meetings Act provides otherwise, meetings of the Board shall be
open to the public and shall be held in a place available to the public.
The Board, in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, may go into
closed session.
MCL 15.263; MCL 389.111(4).
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1.4.2
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Organizational Meeting
The organizational meeting of the Board of Trustees
shall be held at the first meeting of the Board in
January following the date of the regular College
District election.
The Board shall elect officers at the organizational meeting.
MCL 389.111 (2) and (3).
(Amended 9/18/06)
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1.4.3
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Regular Meetings
The Board shall meet on a regular basis at times
determined by the Board. Meetings will ordinarily be held in the Board Room
of the Administration Building, 610 N. Capitol Avenue, Lansing Community
College, Lansing, Michigan, but may be held at other times and in places in
accordance with the Open Meetings Act, as the Chairperson may set, and
circumstances may require.
A public notice of the regular meetings of the Board of
Trustees shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the Open
Meetings Act within ten days after the first meeting of the Board in each
fiscal year. The public notice shall state the dates, times and places of
each regular meeting.
Any regular meeting may, however, under necessary
circumstances, be set at another time or place, or be waived by a majority
vote of the Board at a preceding meeting or cancelled altogether at the
discretion of the Board Chairperson, unless four (4) or more Trustees object
in writing. Any change in the schedule of regular meetings of the Board of
Trustees shall be posted in a public notice within three (3) days after the
meeting at which the change is made and state the new dates, times and
places of such meeting(s). In the event of any rescheduled regular meeting
of the Board of Trustees, a public notice stating the date, time and place
of the meeting shall be posted at least eighteen (18) hours before the
meeting.
MCL15.265(2), (3), and (4).
(Amended 10/17/05, 9/18/06)
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1.4.4
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Special Meetings/Notice
Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called
by the Chairperson of the Board, or any four (4) members of the Board, by
serving on the other members a written notice of the date, time, place and
purpose of such special meeting. No business shall be conducted at a special meeting other than that
which is designated in the written notice of the meeting.
A public notice stating the date, time, and place of any special
meeting shall be posted at least eighteen (18) hours before the meeting.
Service of the notice for a special meeting shall be by
any one or more of the following:
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Delivering the notice to the Board member
personally at least eighteen (18) hours before the special meeting is to
take place, or
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Leaving the notice in a conspicuous place at the
Board member's residence or with some person of suitable age and
maturity of the household at least eighteen (18) hours before such
meeting is to take place, or
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Depositing the same in the U.S. Post Office mail
receptacle, enclosed in a sealed envelope plainly addressed to each such
member at his or her last known residence address, at least forty-eight
hours (48) before such meeting is to take place, or
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Electronic mail or facsimile to the Board member at
least eighteen (18) hours before the special meeting, to an address or
facsimile number provided by the Board member for such purposes,
provided such notice is accompanied by a telephone call to the Board
member's residence or business at least eighteen (18) hours before the
special meeting, whichever the Board member provides for such purpose,
notifying the Board member of the electronic mail or facsimile notice of
the special meeting.
Service as above prescribed may be made by any adult
person including a member of the Board, the Secretary to the Board, or any
employee of the College.
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1.4.5
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Quorum, Voting, and Roll Call Voting
At all meetings of the Board of Trustees,
whether regular or special, a majority of the entire membership of
the Board shall constitute a quorum to do business. If a quorum is
not present for a meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn
the meeting to a future date.
No act of the Board is valid unless voted at a legal meeting by a
majority of the Board, consistent with 1.5.5, and a proper record
made of the vote. A roll call vote is required for approval of any
expenditure of College proceeds or for any other vote if requested
by any Board member.
MCL 389.113(1).
(Amended 10/17/05)
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1.4.6
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Attendance by
Telephonic or Video Conference
Unless otherwise prohibited by law, it is
permissible for a member to participate in a regular or special
meeting by telephone or video conference so long as a quorum
otherwise exists, the member participating by telephonic or video
conference can hear all comments of the Board and audience members
and can be heard by all Board members and audience members, and the
College reasonably has facilities and equipment to accommodate such
participation. Assuming a quorum otherwise exists, a member
participating in a regular or special meeting by telephone or video
conference may vote on action items and his or her vote shall count.
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1.4.7
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Legal Counsel
Legal counsel shall be present at regular and special
meetings of the Board when legal advice is needed and counsel has
been notified by the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees or the
President of the College. (Amended 10/17/05) Top |
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