BYLAW 1: BOARD BYLAW PROCEDURES

BYLAW 1: BOARD BYLAW PROCEDURES

A BYLAW OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 (Chilliwack) (hereinafter called "the Board") to establish Board Bylaws.

WHEREAS the School Act provides that the Board may deal with such matters by bylaw.

AND WHEREAS the Board wishes to enact procedures regarding Board Bylaws.

NOW THEREFORE the Board enacts as follows:

This bylaw may be cited as School District No. 33 (Chilliwack) Board Bylaw 1 – Bylaw Procedures.

The definitions contained in the School Act shall apply to this bylaw.

1. The following matters shall be dealt with only by bylaw.

1.1. Trustee Elections

1.2. Indemnification

1.3. Student or Parent/Guardian Appeal Procedures

1.4. Adoption of the Annual or Amended Annual Budget

1.5. Referendums

1.6. Capital Bylaws

1.7. Ordinary rules or procedures of the Board and rules relative to the organization of meetings of the Board

1.8. Acquisition or Disposal of Property

2. Bylaws may be adopted, amended and repealed in accordance with the process identified below:

2.1. Written notice will be provided in the agenda package of the meeting where the new bylaw, bylaw amendment or bylaw repeal is to be proposed. The notice will be sent to each Trustee by email, using the school district provided email account, at least 48 hours in advance.

2.2. If no such notice has been given, the proposal may move forward upon unanimous vote of members of the Board present.

2.3. Bylaws shall normally be dealt with in the following stages:

2.3.1. first reading - discussion of the principle of the bylaw

2.3.2. second reading - debate and/or amendment

2.3.3. third reading - consideration and final decision

2.4. The Board shall not give a bylaw more than two readings at any one meeting unless the members of the Board who are present at the meeting unanimously agree to give the bylaw all three readings at the meeting.

2.5. A bylaw may be withdrawn at any stage with unanimous consent of members of the Board present.

2.6. The Secretary-Treasurer shall certify on a copy of each bylaw the readings and the times thereof and the context of any amendment passed.

2.7. Bylaws or amendments to bylaws shall be approved by a majority vote of Trustees present.

 

READ A FIRST TIME THE 1st day of June 2021

READ A SECOND TIME THE 1st day of June 2021

READ A THIRD TIME, RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THE 1st day of June 2021