Policy 7410H

VOTING METHOD

References: W. S. § 21-18-302; 21-18-304

The Board shall determine a voting method for meetings of the Board in accordance with State law.

Voting at all Board meetings shall be by voice or roll call, with the exception that the Board may choose to use a secret ballot in electing officers or a candidate to fill an unexpired term of the Board.

All actions or motions passed or denied in Board meetings shall be recorded in the minutes. The minutes shall record the outcome of each vote and provide a record of how each member voted.

A member of the Board who is present at a Board meeting at which action is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action unless:

• Their dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting, or
• They file a written dissent to such action with the person acting as Board Secretary during the meeting before adjournment, or
• They forward a written dissent within five (5) days to the Board Secretary.

Such right to dissent shall not apply to a member who voted in favor of such action.

A majority vote of the Board members present at a meeting is required to take any action.

Original Adoption: January 26, 1989
Revised: August 8, 2002
Revised: May 8, 2014
Revised: July 20, 2022