Finance committee meeting reclassified after quorum review; board secretary apologizes for error
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Summary
A finance committee meeting held Aug. 26 was later reclassified after review of the Sunshine Act and district policies 005 and 006 concluded the committee, as a committee of the whole, required five board members for a valid quorum. The board secretary asked that the correction be entered into the minutes.
The board heard a report on Sept. 4 from a finance committee member who said he had convened what he believed to be a legitimate meeting on Aug. 26 with four board members present, but subsequent review of Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act and the district’s policies 005 and 006 found that the finance committee, as a committee of the whole, requires a quorum of five board members to conduct valid business.
The board member said he initially believed a four-member panel could proceed; after consulting with Superintendent Dr. Redmond and the district solicitor, David Lindsey, the review concluded that the Aug. 26 meeting should be reclassified. The member apologized and requested that the statement and the reclassification be entered into the Sept. 4 minutes. The board chair agreed to have the request included “without objection.”
The report also covered standard finance topics discussed informally at the Aug. 26 meeting: interest earnings, CD renewal, audit updates and software transition in the business office.
