216 Board of Directors' Member Services

216.1 Association Membership

Participation in professional associations may be beneficial to the board.  The board may maintain membership(s) in organizations the board determines will be of benefit to the board and the school district.

 

Date Board Adopted  9/25/2017

Date Board Updated and/or Reviewed 2/14/2022

 

Legal Reference: Iowa Code § 279.38 (2013).

216.2 Board of Directors' Membership Development and Training

The board may participate in conferences sponsored by educational associations and agencies in addition to its own in-service programs and work sessions.

 

 

Date Board Adopted  9/25/2017

Date Board Updated and/or Reviewed 2/14/2022

 

Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 279.8, .38 (2013).

 

216.3 Board of Directors' Membership Compensation and Expenses

As an elected public official, the board member is a public servant who serves without compensation.  Board members will be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

 

Prior to reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses, the board member must submit a detailed receipt indicating the date, purpose and nature of the expense for each claim item.  Failure to provide a detailed receipt will make the expense nonreimbursable.  Personal expenses will be reimbursed by the board member to the school district no later than ten working days following the date of the expense.  In exceptional circumstances, the board may allow a claim without proper receipt.  Written documentation explaining the exceptional circumstances will be maintained as part of the school district's record of the claim.

 

It is the responsibility of the board secretary/treasurer to compile the expenses of board members and bring them to the board for audit and approval in the same manner as other claims of the school district.  It is the responsibility of the board to determine through the audit and approval process of the board whether the expenses incurred by a board member are actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

 

Date Board Adopted  9/25/2017

Date Board Updated and/or Reviewed 2/14/2022

 

Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 68B; 277.27; 279.7A, .8, .32 (2013).