Iowa § 260C.12 - 260C.12 Directors of merged area.

§ 260C.12. 260C.12 Directors of merged area.

1. The board of directors of the merged area shall organize at the first regular meeting following the regular school election or at a special meeting called by the secretary of the board to organize the board in advance of the first regular meeting after the canvass for the regular school election. Organization of the board shall be effected by the election of a president and other officers from the board membership as board members determine. The board of directors shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer who shall each give bond or be covered by an insurance policy as prescribed in section 291.2 and who shall each receive the salary determined by the board. The secretary and treasurer shall perform duties under chapter 291 and additional duties the board of directors deems necessary. However, the board may appoint one person to serve as the secretary and treasurer. If one person serves as the secretary and treasurer, only one bond or insurance policy is necessary for that person. The frequency of meetings other than organizational meetings shall be as determined by the board of directors but the president or a majority of the members may call a special meeting at any time. 2. Members of the board, other than the secretary and the treasurer, shall be allowed their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and may be eligible to receive per diem compensation. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.13; 82 Acts, ch 1039, §1, ch 1086, §1] C83, §280A.12 90 Acts, ch 1253, §28 C93, §260C.12 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §3, 21; 2017 Acts, ch 155, §2, 9, 10; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §53; 2024 Acts, ch 1074, §4 Referred to in §273.8, 291.2 Thu Dec 11 19:21:43 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 260C.12 (32, 0)