1.27 Board Minutes

(Adopted 12-3-1968; Revised 1-2005, 11-12-2007)

Minutes of all meetings will be kept in accordance with the provisions set out below.

Procedures (Revised 3-8-2021)

1.27.1 Minutes of open and closed meetings shall be taken and retained by the Board Recording Secretary, including a record of any votes taken at such meetings. The minutes shall include the date, time, place, members present, members absent, and a record of any votes taken. When a roll call vote is taken, the minutes shall attribute each “yes” and “no” vote, or abstinence if not voting, to the name of the individual member of the Board.

1.27.2 The Recording Secretary will keep the official minute book of all Board meetings. These minutes must be approved by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees and signed by the President and Secretary of the Board.

1.27.3 Minutes are not considered official until approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees and signed by the President and Secretary of the Board. A draft version of the minutes shall be available for public inspection and/or copying once they are completed by the Recording Secretary and reviewed and approved by the President of the College. Draft versions shall be clearly marked “DRAFT” and are subject to revision until adoption by the Board of Trustees.

1.27.4 The minutes of all open meetings shall be published in the next Board of Trustees meeting agenda for approval and/or correction. All approved minutes of open meetings shall be maintained in a permanent file in the office of the Recording Secretary and made available for public viewing on the College’s website.

1.27.5 Minutes of all closed meetings shall be reviewed and approved by the Board at the next closed meeting and shall be maintained in the office of the Recording Secretary. Minutes of closed meetings are not available for inspection or copying by the public, except as provided in Procedure 1.17.5.