0165. VOTING

All Board of Education actions requiring a vote may be conducted by voice, show of hands, or roll call provided that the vote of each member is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.  Proxy voting shall not be permitted.

Abstentions shall not be counted as votes, but shall be recorded; a member who abstains from voting is deemed to acquiesce in the outcome of the vote.

All motions shall require for adoption the majority vote of Board members present and voting, except as provided by statutes of the State of New Jersey, this bylaw, or parliamentary authority and provided that the number of affirmative votes is at least a majority of the Board's required quorum, as governed by bylaw.

1.	The affirmative votes of three-quarters of the members present are required for the conduct of a Board meeting when adequate notice has not been provided in accordance with law. MN.J.S.A. 10:4-9b
2.	A two-thirds vote of the full Board is required for 
a.	Placement without bid of a non exempt contract in excess of the bid threshold established in accordance with law after two unsuccessful advertisements for bids and a determination that no government entity can perform the work or furnish the goods.  N.J.S.A.  18A:18A-5c
b.	Placement of a nonexempt negotiated contract in excess of the bid threshold established in accordance with law after the Board has on two occasions rejected unreasonable bids.  N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-5d
c.	Purchase of goods also available under state contract when the Board has received at least three quotations and the lowest responsible quotation is at least ten percent less than the price under the state contract for the identical goods and quantities.  N.J.S.A.  18A:18A-5e
3.	A majority vote of the full Board is required for 
a.	Adoption or alteration of a course of study or curricular offering.  N.J.S.A.  18A:33-1
b.	Application for membership in an established county audiovisual aid center.  N.J.S.A.  18A:51-11
c.	Appointment of a Superintendent, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-15;  School Business Administrator, N.J.S.A. 18A:17:-14.1; Board Secretary, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-5; Assistant Superintendent, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-16; or Assistant Board Secretary, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-13
d.	Appointment or transfer of a teaching staff member.  N.J.S.A. 18A:22-32, 22-39
e.	Approval of budgets and capital construction.  N.J.S.A. 18A:22-33, 22-39
f.	Approval of employee salary deductions for hospital and insurance plans and government bonds. N.J.S.A.  18A:16-8
g.	Authorization of school bonds.  N.J.S.A. 18A:24-10
h.	Decision to establish with other school districts a county audiovisual educational aid center.  N.J.S.A.  18A:51-1
i.	Determination of sufficiency of charges warranting dismissal or reduction in salary of a tenured employee.  N.J.S.A.  18A:6-11
j.	Determination to use voting machines at all school elections.  N.J.S.A.  18A:14-39
k.	Disposition or exchange of lands owned by the Board.  N.J.S.A.  18A:20-5, 20-8
l.	Purchase of bonds or other obligations as investments.  N.J.S.A.  18A:20-37
m.	Removal of the President or vice President of the Board.  N.J.S.A.  18A:15-2
n.	Restoration or removal following suspension of an assistant superintendent, principal, or teacher.  N.J.S.A.  18A:25-6
o.	Selection of textbooks.  N.J.S.A.  18A:34-1
p.	Withholding a salary increment.  N.J.S.A.  18A:29-14

N.J.S.A.  10:4-14

Date Adopted:	4/18/77
Date Revised:	2/23/81, 3/18/91, 5/19/20