iv. Rule out of order all action and comment unbecoming a legislative body in session. g. Declare the results of Board voting. i. Declare the passage or non-passage of motions. ii. Declare for the record the identities of members (including the president) voting aye and nay and of those not voting. h. Ensure the legal recording of Board business. i. Declare Board decisions to the secretary of the Board of Education ii. Make inquiry of the secretary or make investigation of the record as to the rate of progress of note-taking with respect to the Board’s dispatch of business. i. Increase efficiency in Board meeting procedures. j. Declare the meeting adjourned. 3. Ensure proper keeping of Board records and supplies. 4. Sign as president of the Board official copies of minutes and other Board documents. 5. Secure the legality of Board action, procedures, meetings, and membership. 6. Receive for the Board all delegations and petitions. 7. Issue, subject to Board approval, official statements of Board action and policy. Duties Regarding Other Board Members Duties in relation to other Board members: 1. Lead discussion in Board meetings. a. Cause topics for discussion to be listed and given to all members prior to meetings. b. Stimulate participation of all members in discussion. c. Keep discussion to the point. d. Ensure discussion of all important phases of each problem considered. e. Ensure the full employment of special abilities of individual Board members in the carrying on of Board business. f. Draw discussion toward an authorization or directive of action or toward a statement of policy. 2. Guard the rights of expression and freedom of action of all Board members. a. Maintain democratic procedures in all Board sessions. b. Protect minority opinion. c. Ensure fair hearing for all points of view. d. Secure Board respect for expression of dissenting opinion.
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