Commissioners' meetings shall occur weekly, unless otherwise
advertised, on Wednesdays, One West Marketway, Fourth Floor, York,
Pennsylvania. Official actions that are taken, with reference to county
matters, shall occur during regularly scheduled and advertised meetings.
The last working day of the year shall be a scheduled and advertised
Commissioners' meeting.
The business of all meetings shall be recorded. Minutes must
include:
A. The date, time and place of meeting.
B. The names of the members present.
C. The substance of all official actions and a record of roll call votes.
D. The names of all citizens who appeared officially at the meeting
and the subject of their testimony.
It is understood and agreed that at all regularly advertised
meetings the use of recording devices shall be permitted, and any
person attending a York County meeting shall have the right to use
recording devices to record all proceedings.
All deliberations, which shall mean the discussion of York County
business at a meeting of a quorum of the County Commissioners for
the purpose of making a decision, shall occur at open meetings, unless
otherwise permitted hereunder as a matter permitted by law to be discussed
in executive sessions.
All meetings of the York County Commissioners, except for administrative
action, emergency action or executive sessions, shall be held after
appropriate advertisement, as required by the law.
The execution of policies, relating to persons or things previously
authorized by the York County Board of Commissioners which have been
adopted at an open meeting, do not have to be carried out at the regularly
advertised meeting. No official action of any kind, however, shall
be taken at an administrative meeting involving administrative action.
At every public meeting, an opportunity for public participation
shall be given by the presiding officer. Public participation shall
be limited to taxpayers of York County or residents of York County
to comment on matters of concern, official action or deliberation
which are, or may be, before the York County Commissioners. No questions
shall be presented to the County Commissioners for answer or reply,
except at regularly scheduled question and answer sessions. If the
Board of Commissioners determines that there is not sufficient time
at a meeting for residents of York County or taxpayers of York County
to comment, as set forth above, the Commissioners may defer the comment
period to the next regular meeting or to a special meeting occurring
in advance of the next regular meeting.
The Commissioners may schedule Town meetings or news conference
sessions whenever deemed appropriate to answer questions concerning
county government. Public notice shall be given for question and answer
sessions.
Public notice of all meetings, except emergency, administrative
or executive sessions, shall be in writing and given three days in
advance of the first regular meeting of the year and at least 24 hours
in advance of other meetings. Notice shall be given by advertisement
in the county newspaper with the greatest circulation. Copies of the
written notice will be supplied to any interested person in accordance
with applicable law.
The Board of Commissioners, at any time, may suspend, alter
or amend the rules set forth herein.