Middletown Public Schools                                                                       No. 1070

MINUTES

            The minutes of the Middletown School Committee meetings constitute the written record of Middletown School Committee action, which shall be kept as specified in Title 42-46-7 of the General Laws of Rhode Island and are the legal evidence of what the action was decided upon by the School Committee.  The Clerk of the School Committee will be responsible for reporting in the minutes all actions taken by the School Committee.  The Superintendent of Schools shall assign the individual(s) who, acting as agent(s) of the School Committee, shall record and transcribe the minutes of each meeting.  If corrections are suggested by members and voted by the School Committee, these sections of the minutes will be revised.  These minutes of the meetings must be approved by the Middletown School Committee.  Approved minutes will become permanent records of the School Committee.

            The approved minutes of all open meetings are on file and available to the public at the Administration Office within thirty-five days of the meeting or the next regular meeting, whichever is earlier.  The approved minutes shall be posted on the Middletown Public School website.  Exceptions to the normal availability of minutes will only be made according to Title 42-46 of the General Laws of Rhode Island.

            The minutes of Executive Sessions shall be made public at the next regularly scheduled meeting unless a majority of the Middletown School Committee votes to keep the minutes closed pursuant to Title 42-46-4 and 42-46-5 of the General Laws of Rhode Island.

Reference:  Title 42-46 of the General Laws of Rhode Island

1^st  Reading – January 15, 2009

2^nd Reading and Approval – February 12, 2009