2. District administration shall provide newly elected or appointed board members a copy of this policy. 3. Board of Education members shall have commitment to the owners, the people of Duchesne County School District, unconflicted by loyalties to staff, other organizations, and any personal interest as a parent or guardian of a student. a. Board members shall avoid conflicts of interest with respect to their Board responsibilities. b. Board members shall, upon taking the seat of office or upon discovery, disclose their involvements with other organizations, with vendors, or any associations that are or might reasonably be seen as creating a conflict. When the Board is to decide upon an issue about which a member has a conflict of interest, that member shall withdraw without comment, not only from the vote, but also from the deliberation. c. Board members shall not use their Board of Education positions to obtain employment in the District, or other advantages for themselves, family members, or close associates. Should a Board member apply for employment in Duchesne County School District, he or she must first resign from the Board of Education. 4. Members shall not accept or receive, directly or indirectly, a personal financial benefit, or accept any gift, token, membership, or service as a result of a District purchase entered into or anticipated in the future, from any person, firm, or corporation. a. Board members shall recognize that authority rests with the Board only in official meetings and that the individual member has no legal status to bind the Board of Education outside such meetings. b. In all meetings, a majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and no action of the Board shall be valid unless such action shall receive the approval of a majority of all Board members present. c. Board members must follow all open meeting laws established by the current Utah Open Meeting Law. d. Individual Board members have no authority when interacting with the Superintendent or staff, except when explicitly authorized by the Board of Education. 5. When speaking with the public, press, or other entities, individual Board members must recognize they have no authority to speak for the Board unless specifically authorized or to repeat explicitly stated Board decisions. a. Board members shall honor the high responsibility that Board of Education membership demands by: b. Thinking and acting always in terms of "students first".5.2 Understanding and accepting that the basic function of a Board member is "policymaking", not “administration". c. Ensuring that appropriate facilities and resources are provided for the proper functioning of the schools. d. Making policy decisions without submitting to political pressure. e. Representing the entire school community, not just the precinct from which the Board member was elected.
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