Missouri § 162.301 - Organization of board — quorum — officers — organization, St. Charles County.
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§ 162.301. Organization of board — quorum — officers — organization, St. Charles County.
1. Within fourteen days after the election of the first school board in each seven-director district, other than an urban district, and within fourteen days after each election, the board shall meet. The newly elected members shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by Article VII, Section 11, of the Constitution of Missouri.
2. Except as provided in subsection 4 of this section, the board shall organize by the election of a president and vice president, and the board shall, on or before the fifteenth day of July of each year, elect a secretary and a treasurer, who shall enter upon their respective duties on the fifteenth day of July. The secretary and treasurer may be or may not be members of the board. No compensation shall be granted to either the secretary or the treasurer until his report and settlement are made and filed or published as the law directs.
3. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but no contract shall be let, person employed, bill approved or warrant ordered unless a majority of the whole board votes therefor.
4. In a seven-director district, other than an urban district, in which a majority of the district is located in a county with more than four hundred thousand but fewer than five hundred thousand inhabitants, the board shall organize by the election of a president and vice president, and the board shall, on or before the fifteenth day of January in odd-numbered years, elect a secretary and a treasurer, who shall enter upon their respective duties on the fifteenth day of January. The secretary and treasurer may be or may not be members of the board. No compensation shall be granted to either the secretary or the treasurer until his report and settlement are made and filed or published as the law directs.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-30, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 2003 S.B. 136, A.L. 2026 S.B. 1002)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.320)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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