0143 - AUTHORITY
Individual members of the Board do not possess the powers that reside in the Board of Education. The Board speaks through its minutes and not through its individual members. An act of the Board shall not be valid unless approved at an official meeting by at least a majority vote of the members elected to and serving on the Board. M.C.L. 380.1201
No member of the Board shall be denied documents or information to which s/he is legally entitled and which are required in the performance of his/her duties as a Board member.
Access to District personnel records shall be subject to the following rules:
Examination of school employee personnel records by the Board of Education shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.
Personnel records shall, in their entirety, be returned to the custody of the Superintendent at the conclusion of the Board meeting.
Information obtained from employee personnel records by members of the Board shall be used only for the purpose of aiding the members in fulfilling their legal responsibilities in making decisions in such matters as appointments, assignments, promotions, demotions, remuneration, discipline, and dismissal or to aid the development and implementation of personnel policies, or for such other uses as are necessary to enable the Board to carry out its legal responsibilities.