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NOTIFICATION OF BOARD MEETINGS
The Orleans Parish School Board shall give written public notice of all regular meetings, if established by resolution, at the beginning of each calendar year. The School Board shall also give written public notice of any regular, special, or rescheduled meeting, no later than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the meeting. In the event that any such School Board meetings are held on the same day as committee meetings, notice shall be given not later than forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the meeting. In cases of extraordinary emergencies, such notice shall not be required; however, the School Board shall give such notice of the meeting as it deems appropriate and circumstances permit.
Notice of committee meetings shall be given no later than forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. In the event that committee meetings are held on the same day as any regular, special, or rescheduled meeting, notice shall be given not later than ninety-six (96) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the committee meeting.
Public notice of any meeting shall include the agenda, date, time, and place of the meeting. The agenda included in the notice shall be reasonably clear so as to advise the public in general terms of each subject to be discussed at the public meeting and shall include relevant supplemental materials, whenever possible. In addition, included in the written notice shall be information on any matters to be discussed in executive session, as follows:
A statement identifying the court, case number, and the parties relative to any pending litigation to be considered at the meeting.
A statement identifying the parties involved and reasonably identifying the subject matter of any prospective litigation for which formal written demand has been made that is to be considered at the meeting.
Written public notice given by the School Board shall include, but not be limited to:
Posting a copy of the notice at the School Board's central office or by publication of the notice in the School Board's official journal no less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the scheduled time of the meeting.
Mailing a copy of the notice to any member of the news media who requests notice of such meetings; any such member of the news media shall be given notice of all meetings in the same manner as is given to members of the School Board.
Posting the notice on the School Board’s website no less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the meeting. The failure to timely post notice on the website or the inability of the public to access the website due to any type of technological failure shall not be a violation of the written public notice requirements.
The School Board shall electronically send written public notice of committee and board meetings to any member of the public who signs up to receive such notice no less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the meeting. The School Board will provide instructions to sign up for electronic notice on its website and at all committee and board meetings.
Revised: November 19, 2020
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 42:19, 42:19.1, 42:23
Board minutes, 11-19-20
Orleans Parish School Board