[Adopted 8-15-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995, Sec. 2D]
In all cases of absence during any regular or special meeting
of the Legislature of any committee meeting duly called pursuant to
written notice, a Legislator who does not have sufficient excuse,
as hereinafter provided, shall forfeit $50 of pay for each meeting
not attended. The committees applicable are those committees created
in the County Legislature Rules of Order.
The following shall apply:
A.
The committee chair shall determine whether sufficient excuse exists
for a member to be absent from a committee meeting. The Chair of the
Legislature shall determine whether there is sufficient excuse for
an absence if the meeting is a Legislature meeting or the person who
did not attend the committee meeting is the Chair.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Absence by reason of performance of official duty for the County,
or absence occasioned by the performance of any other official duty,
shall at all times be deemed a sufficient excuse.
C.
Illness of the Legislator or death or illness in the family of the
Legislator shall at all times be deemed a sufficient excuse.
D.
Being out of the County on a trip overnight shall at all times be
deemed a sufficient excuse.
E.
Inclement weather wherein law enforcement officers have advised people
to stay off the roads shall be deemed a sufficient excuse.
