School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Bylaw 1-19

SCHOOL BOARD BYLAWS

Duties of Chairman/Vice Chairman

A. Chairman

The duties of the Chairman shall be:

1. To preside at all meetings of the School Board;
2. To seek approval from the Board for all committee member appointments;
3. To serve as an ex-officio member of all committees, and to sign the records of the School Board;
4. To preserve order at all times and to endeavor to conduct all business before the Board with propriety and dispatch;
5. To meet with another Board member on a rotating basis and the Superintendent or designee to plan the School Board meeting agenda. All requests for agenda items shall be made through the Chairman or the Board member assigned to agenda planning;
6. To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law or by action of the Board.

B. Vice Chairman

The Vice Chairman shall preside or act in the absence, unavailability or inability to act of the Chairman.

The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman upon the death, resignation, or other vacancy in the office of Chairman. Upon the death, resignation, or other vacancy in the office of Chairman the Vice Chairman shall call an election for the office of Chairman and Vice Chairman to be held within fifteen (15) calendar days such vacancy in office occurs.

The Vice Chairman shall also perform such other duties prescribed by law or by action of the School Board.

Legal Reference:

Charter of Virginia Beach, §16.07. Selection, responsibilities, and duties of the chairman and Vice Chairman. The selection, responsibilities, and duties of the chairman shall be as provided by general law.

Code of Va., §22.1-76. Chairman; clerk; Vice Chairman; deputy clerk; terms; compensation and bonds of clerk and deputy clerk; officers ineligible to serve as clerk and deputy clerk; approval of division superintendent's designee. A. Except as provided in §22.1-57.3:3, at its annual meeting each school board shall elect one of its members as chairman, shall approve a designee of the division superintendent to attend meetings of the school board in the absence or inability to attend of the superintendent and on recommendation of the division superintendent shall appoint a clerk of the school board. The school board may also elect one of its members as Vice Chairman and may appoint a deputy clerk who shall be empowered to act in all matters in case of the absence or inability to act of the chairman or clerk, respectively, or as otherwise provided by resolution of the school board. The term of the chairman, clerk and any Vice Chairman and deputy clerk shall be one year.

 

Adopted by School Board: July 21, 1992
Amended by School Board: August 17, 1999
Amended by School Board: February 20, 2001