File:  BEDA - Notification of Board Meetings

The Board shall give full and timely notice to the public of any meeting at which the adoption of any proposed policy or formal action shall occur or at which a quorum of the Board is expected to attend.

At its first regular meeting of the calendar year, the Board shall designate the public place or places at which notice of Board meetings shall be posted if the Board is unable to post notice of a Board meeting on line due to exigent or emergency circumstances such as a power outage or an interruption in Internet service.  In the event such action is not taken annually, the designated public places used in the previous year shall continue as the official posting sites.

At a minimum, the Board shall cause notice of regular and special meetings and work sessions to be posted on the district's website no less than 24 hours prior to the meeting.  This notice shall include specific agenda information where possible.

Written notification of all special/rescheduled meetings shall be sent to the news media sufficiently in advance for the public to be notified when feasible.  The news media shall be emailed in the event of emergency meetings.

The District shall maintain a list of persons who, within the previous years, have requested notification of all meetings or of meetings when certain specified policies will be discussed.  These individuals will be provided reasonable advance notification of such Board meetings.

Notice to the Board

The Superintendent or designee shall provide notification of the agenda, together with meeting materials and the minutes of the last regular meeting, to the Board members no later than 72 hours before the next regular meeting.

Current practice codified 1992

Adopted:  date of manual adoption

Revised September 9, 1996

Revised December 9, 2013

Revised October 8, 2018

Revised January 29, 2020

LEGAL REFS.:  C.R.S. 22-32-108 (2), (3) (meetings of the Board)

C.R.S. 24-6-402 (2)(c) (notice of meeting "shall include specific agenda information where possible")

C.R.S. 24-6-402 (2)(c)(III) ("full and timely notice" requirement is met if district posts notice of meeting on the district's website no less than 24 hours prior to meeting)

C.R.S. 24-6-402 (7) (district must keep list of persons who have requested notification of meetings when specified policies are discussed and provide reasonable advance notice to such persons)

CROSS REFS.: BE, School Board Meetings

BEDB, Agenda