Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/23/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: New Business
Type: Action
Subject: 1. Transmittal of and Possible Action on the Tentative 2024-25 Board Calendar, Including the Possible Waiver of Board Rules 1.01 and 1.02.
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 1
Academic Achievement
Policy: 1.08 - Meeting Agendas and Reports
Attachments Tentative 2024-25 Meeting Calendar
Board Rule 1.01, Organizational Meeting
Board Rule 1.02, Regular Board Meetings
Board Rule 2.02, Committee Meetings
File Attachment:
Board_Rule_01_01.pdf
Board_Rule_01_02.pdf
Tentative 2024-2025 Calendar_2nd REV.pdf
Board_Rule_02_02.pdf
Background: The proposed tentative calendar will be formulated after the Regular Meeting of the Board, to be held on April 18, 2024.

Unlike the Board’s regular monthly meetings and its 2025 annual organizational meeting, whose scheduling is dictated by Board rules (see attached), the tentative scheduling of committee meetings, while based on the Board’s practice over the past several years, is flexible, and the scheduling of any committee meeting may be adjusted by the chair of that committee, in consultation with the Board Clerk and the Administration.

As Board Rule 1.02 (attached) sets the days and times of the Board’s regular monthly meetings, any changes to the date of any regular Board meeting will require a suspension of that Rule. It must be noted, however, that Wisconsin Statutes, ch. 119.10(3), which governs the scheduling of regular monthly Board meetings, states in part, "The board shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month at times fixed and published by the board in its rules..." In light of this, the City Attorney's Office has advised the Office of Board Governance that the public has the right to expect that the Board will adhere to its rules as they apply to the scheduling of its regular monthly Board meetings.

Likewise, as Board Rule 1.01 (attached) sets the day of the Board’s annual organizational meeting, any changes to the date of the Board’s 2025 organizational meeting will require a suspension of that Rule.
Fiscal Impact Statement: This item has no fiscal impact.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon adoption of the tentative 2024-25 Board calendars by the Board, the Office of Board Governance will publish the calendars and set up the meetings for the approved dates and times. In addition, the Office of Board Governance will bring to the Board for approval any necessary revisions to Board Rules relative to the calendar.
Recommendation: The Office of Board Governance recommends that the Board
1. waive Board Rules 1.01 and 1.02, if necessary, in order to set its 2024-25 calendar; and
2. determine how it wishes to proceed relative to the attached tentative calendar.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jill Kawala - Interim Director/Board Clerk