[Amended 3-16-1993 by Res. No. 137-1993]
In accordance with §
C2-9 of the Monroe County Charter, the organizational meeting of the Monroe County Legislature shall be held on the first business day following January 1 of each year following the general election of County Legislators.
[Amended 3-2-1994 by Res. No. 69-1994; 12-13-1994 by Res. No.
594-1994]
A. In accordance with §
C2-9 of the Monroe County Charter, the Legislature shall meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. If the second Tuesday falls on a county holiday, the Legislature shall meet at 6:00 p.m. on the following business day. The Legislature may, by majority vote, reschedule a regular meeting if said meeting conflicts with an important community/government event or religious holiday. In any case, the Legislature shall not meet less than once a month. The President shall notify members of the Legislature concerning the schedule of regular meetings no later than January 1 of each year.
B. If at any meeting the Legislature has not completed
all of the business by midnight, the Legislature may finish work on
any item of business that is being considered at that time until deliberation
on that item has been completed, at which time the President of the
Legislature shall immediately and without motion from the floor recess
the Legislature until 8:00 a.m. on the following calendar day.
[Amended 3-2-1994 by Res. No. 69-1994]
In accordance with §
C2-9 of the Monroe County Charter, special meetings shall be called by the Clerk at the direction of the President or at the written direction of a majority of all legislators (i.e., 15). If at any meeting the Legislature has not completed all of its business by midnight, the Legislature may finish work on any item of business that is being considered at that time until deliberation on that item has been completed, at which time the President of the Legislature shall immediately and without motion from the floor recess the Legislature until 8:00 a.m. the following calendar day.
In accordance with the State Open Meetings Law, all meetings of the Legislature and its committees shall
be open to the public, except when the Legislature or its committees
shall meet in executive session, at which time all persons not authorized
to attend such executive session shall be excluded. Adequate accommodations
shall be made for the County Executive and other county officials
and for representation of the news media.
A quorum for all meetings shall consist of a
majority of all Legislators (i.e., 15), but a lesser number may adjourn
a meeting.
In the absence of a quorum during a session
of the Legislature, the presiding officer or a majority of members
present may take all necessary measures to secure the presence of
a quorum, and may direct the Sheriff of the County to compel the attendance
of any absent member. Upon a finding by the presiding officer that
a member was willfully absent without sufficient excuse, the Legislator
may be censured or fined in an amount not exceeding $50.