Lester Olsson replied to Seth J. Blau's discussion Does a Motion to Adjourn Need a Second?
"We also motion and second on everything, including adjournment, going into exec session, going out of exec session, re-entering general session, etc. In our small district many times no one is even there to hear it, but we do it just the same :)"
Nov 18, 2022
Ed Fersch replied to Seth J. Blau's discussion Does a Motion to Adjourn Need a Second?
"Likewise, we have a motion to adjourn thinking that the board can't do anything unless a majority agrees. But, I was recently following board minutes of another district and saw that the President declared the meeting adjourned. It made me think of…"
Nov 10, 2022
Karen Burka replied to Seth J. Blau's discussion Does a Motion to Adjourn Need a Second?
"We do a motion and a second on all of our resolutions, including the resolution to adjourn the meeting. And, yes, we vote on it too."
Nov 10, 2022
David Fenlong replied to Seth J. Blau's discussion Does a Motion to Adjourn Need a Second?
"We currently get a motion and a second for all board action including adjournment, executive sessions or going back to open session, etc. It keeps us consistent with motions and voting as we do both in these instances. It has been common practice…"
Nov 10, 2022
Seth J. Blau posted a discussion
Does a motion to adjourn need a second? If so, does it need a vote? I have been researching this, and the answers seem to be all over the place.What do other districts do?
Nov 8, 2022
Seth J. Blau replied to Bonnie Berry's discussion Number of Board Members and term lengths
"Over the past 120+ years, my district went from a
- 5-member Board with 3 year terms,
- to a 5-member Board with 5-year terms,
- to a 7-member Board with 3 year terms (by specific seat) (in 1972),
- to a 7-member Board with 3-year (at-large)…"
Jul 16, 2022
Seth J. Blau is now a member of Board Officers' Forum
Sep 25, 2020