20-3-323. District policy and record of acts. (1) The trustees of each district shall prescribe and enforce policies for the government of the district. In order to provide a comprehensive system of governing the district, the trustees shall:
(a) adopt the policies required by this title; and
(b) adopt policies to implement or administer the requirements of the general law, this title, the policies of the board of public education, and the rules of the superintendent of public instruction.
(2) The trustees shall keep a full and permanent record of all adopted policies and all other acts of the trustees. Minutes of each regular and special board meeting shall include wording of motions, voting records of each trustee present, and all other pertinent information, including a detailed statement of all expenditures of money with the name of any person or business to whom payment is made and showing the service rendered or goods furnished. A written copy of the minutes shall be made available within 5 working days following the approval of the minutes by the board at a cost of no more than 15 cents a page to be paid by those who request such a copy. One free copy of the minutes shall be provided to the local press within 5 working days following the approval of the minutes by the board. The board shall approve the minutes of each special and regular meeting no later than 1 month following the meeting if it meets on a regular monthly basis. If a board does not regularly meet on a monthly basis, it shall approve the minutes of each special and regular meeting at the next regular or special meeting. The approval of the minutes of a prior meeting shall not occur more than 40 days after the meeting, except that no board shall be required to meet to approve the minutes of a meeting at which no substantive business was conducted.
History: En. 75-5932 by Sec. 61, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 192, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5932; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 360, L. 1979.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. School District Trustees
20-3-301. Election and term of office
20-3-302. Legislative intent to elect less than majority of trustees
20-3-303. Term of vacated trustee position after election
20-3-305. Candidate qualification, filing deadline, and withdrawal
20-3-307. Qualification and oath
20-3-308. Vacancy of trustee position
20-3-309. Filling vacated trustee position -- appointee qualification and term of office
20-3-311. Trustee travel reimbursement and compensation of secretary for joint board
20-3-312. Trustees of district affected by boundary change
20-3-313. Election by acclamation -- notice
20-3-314. through 20-3-320 reserved
20-3-321. Organization and officers
20-3-323. District policy and record of acts
20-3-326. through 20-3-329 reserved
20-3-331. Purchase of insurance -- self-insurance plan
20-3-332. Personal immunity of trustees
20-3-334. and 20-3-335 reserved
20-3-336. Single-member trustee districts -- legislative intent -- minority defined
20-3-337. Plan for creating single-member trustee districts -- petition election
20-3-338. Trustees elected by single-member district
20-3-339. and 20-3-340 reserved
20-3-341. Number of trustee positions in elementary districts -- transition
20-3-342. Determination of terms after consolidation of elementary districts
20-3-343. Determination of terms after change of district classification
20-3-345. through 20-3-350 reserved
20-3-351. Number of trustee positions in high school districts
20-3-353. Establishment and purpose of trustee nominating districts
20-3-354. Redetermination of additional trustee positions and subsequent adjustments
20-3-356. Membership of elected trustees of county high school district and nomination of candidates
20-3-357. through 20-3-360 reserved
20-3-361. Joint board of trustees organization and voting membership