• Approval and signing of the minutes • Financial report • Public participation (although this can appear anywhere in the agenda it makes most topical sense) Ohio's Open Meetings Law.Ohio law mandates that school board meetings be open to the public with the exception of executive sessions. One. Ohio court wrote that the legislature intended minutes to be read, corrected and approved at the very next meeting of the board, be it special or regular. The JobsOhio Board of Directors holds quarterly meetings at locations across the state. Our Board meets regularly on the third Monday of each month. Complete a request form before the hearing of the public. When called upon, identify yourself and state your reason for addressing the Board. This means that if a public body is meeting to discuss and vote on or otherwise decide public business, the meeting must be open to the public. An emergency Board meeting would be called if emergency action on the part of the Board was required. Recess.