Section 45-39A-12 Board of Education – Creation; composition. If the majority of electors voting vote in favor of changing to an elected board, an elected board of education for the City of Florence shall be established. The board shall be called the Florence City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of six members, […]
Section 45-39A-12.01 Board of Education – Districts. A member shall reside in the district which the member represents during the entire term of office. If a member leaves the district he or she represents, that position on the board shall be considered vacant and shall be filled pursuant to Section 45–39A–12.05. If the boundaries of […]
Section 45-39A-12.02 Board of Education – Qualifications of members. A candidate for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, a registered voter, a resident of the board of education district which he or she seeks to represent on the board for at least six months immediately preceding […]
Section 45-39A-12.03 Board of Education – Education of members. (a) The Florence City Council shall take necessary steps to ensure that this part complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (b) The Florence City Council shall call an election to elect the initial members of the board of education. This election […]
Section 45-39A-12.04 Board of Education – Powers and duties. (a) Upon the assumption of office of the initially elected members of the board of education, the Florence City Board of Education as provided in this part shall be constituted and the terms, powers, duties, responsibilities, and emoluments of office of the prior members of the […]
Section 45-39A-12.05 Board of Education – Vacancies. A vacancy on the board of education shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the board of education for the unexpired term. The remaining members of the board shall fill the vacancy within 45 days after the vacancy occurs from qualified candidates […]
Section 45-39A-12.06 Board of Education – Compensation. The compensation for each member of the board of education shall be in an amount as provided by state law, payable from city school system funds. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §8.)
Section 45-39A-12.07 Board of Education – Auditing of records. An annual audit of the financial records of the city school system and of the board of education shall be conducted by an independent licensed certified public accountant, selected by the board, who has an office located in the City of Florence. The audit results shall […]
Section 45-39A-12.08 Board of Education – Unexcused absence of members. Any member of the board of education who fails to attend more than two regularly scheduled monthly board meetings without an authorized excused absence as recognized by the board through written policy shall receive a written request from the city superintendent of education to attend […]
Section 45-39A-12.09 Board of Education – Chair. The chair of the board shall have all of the following duties: (1) To preside over all board meetings. (2) To set the meeting dates and times of all board meetings consistent with state law. The chair shall endeavor to set meeting times at 7:00 p.m. or at […]
Section 45-39A-12.10 Board of Education – Liability of members. Members of the Florence City Board of Education shall be immune from any civil liability whatsoever, be it in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any actions taken in their official capacity as members of the board. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §12.)
