Policy 1120

ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
1120 BOARD OF EDUCATION: QUALIFICATIONS, NUMBERS AND TERMS OF OFFICE

A Board member of the District must meet the following qualifications:

a) A citizen of the United States;
b) Eighteen years of age or older;
c) Able to read and write;
d) A legal resident of the District for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year prior to the election;
e) Cannot be an employee of the District;
f) The only member of his or her family (that is, cannot be a member of the same household) on the District Board;
g) May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office, including, but not limited to Superintendent, clerk, tax collector, treasurer or librarian, or an employee of the Board. In union free and central school districts, however, a Board member may be appointed clerk of the Board and of the District.
h) Must not have been removed from a school district office within one year preceding the date of appointment or election to the Board.

Number of Members

The Board of the District will consist of seven members elected by the qualified voters of the District at the annual election as prescribed by law.

Terms of Office

Members of the Board will serve for three years beginning July 1 following their election and each term will expire on the 30th day of June of the third year.



Policy References:
Education Law §§ 1602, 1702(1), 1804(1), 1950(9), 2101, 2102, 2103, 2103-a, 2130(1), 2105, and 2502
Public Officers Law § 3
Town Law § 23(1)

Adopted: 6/22/99
Revised: 9/6/22

Policy 1120