Section 15.3. Meetings of the board.

(1) The board may meet to address pending issues as determined by the chairperson and noticed by the executive secretary. All meetings  of the board are open to the public pursuant to   the    open   meetings    act.    The board    may   hold    closed,

deliberative  sessions  when  authorized  by  law, including, but not limited to,  when,  in the  opinion  of  the  board,  the protection of individual rights warrants a closed session.

The chairperson

shall determine the time allotted for individuals to address the board.

(2)     The chairperson shall preside at all meetings. In the chairperson's absence, the members of the board in attendance at which a quorum is present shall designate a temporary Chairperson to preside.

(3)       The executive secretary shall record the minutes of all meetings.Minutes of closed sessions shall be kept in a separate file. The executive secretary shall distribute minutes of all public meetings to each member of the board and will make them available to the public.  The executive

secretary shall stamp as confidential each page of minutes of closed deliberative sessions and distribute them only to the members of the board.

(4)     The documents concerning   any  complaint,   request  for  an    advisory opinion, or investigation constitute the records of the board.

History: 1979 AC; 2006 AACS.