A. 
Regular meetings of the board shall be held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m., unless notice of postponement is given each member at least 24 hours prior to that time. Should the board be unable to complete all the required business at a regular meeting, the board shall continue the meeting to a designated date not later than four weeks from the scheduled date.
B. 
Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or secretary, provided that at least 24 hours' notice of special meeting is given each member at his or her established business or residence.
C. 
Meetings of the board shall be held at a designated place. Notice of the meeting place shall be given to each member and advertised to the public at least seven days prior to the meeting.
(AR No. 78-17; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126; AR No. 98-23, § 1, 1-27-1998; AO No. 2009-134, § 1, 1-12-2010)
A. 
All hearings and proceedings of the board shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided herein.
B. 
The board may by motion call for a recess at any time for the purpose of discussing matters in closed or executive session. Only those subjects expressed in the motion may be discussed. No official action may be taken in executive session. The public shall be excluded from all executive sessions.
(AR No. 78-17; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126)
Persons appearing before the board may appear in person or through a personal representative or attorney. The representative shall provide satisfactory proof of his or her authority upon the request of the board.
(AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126)
Any member of the board anticipating an absence from a board meeting shall so advise the board chair or secretary prior to the meeting. Chronic tardiness by a board member is grounds for a motion recommending that the mayor and assembly replace a board member.
(AR No. 78-17; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126; AR No. 93-262, § 2, 10-5-1993)
All recommendations and decisions by the board shall be made by written resolution and shall include the precise findings and conclusions made. Resolutions shall be numbered consecutively within each year, according to sequence of approval and shall be signed by the chair and the secretary. The minutes of the meeting at which the resolution is adopted shall show the vote of each member.
(AR No. 78-17; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126; AR No. 2004-215(S), § 4, 12-7-2004)
The agenda for each regular meeting of the board shall be prepared by the secretary and shall be distributed along with the packet to each member at least seven days prior to the meeting except for special meetings.
(AR No. 78-17; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126)
The order of business at all public meetings of the board shall be as follows:
A. 
Roll call.
B. 
Approval of action summaries and minutes.
C. 
Special order of business.
D. 
Consent agenda.
E. 
Old business.
1. 
Public hearing.
2. 
Other.
F. 
New business.
1. 
Public hearing.
2. 
Appearance requests.
3. 
Other.
G. 
Persons to be heard.
H. 
Reports.
1. 
Chairperson.
2. 
Secretary.
3. 
Committee.
I. 
Board comments.
(AR No. 78-17; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126; AR No. 84-14)
The consent agenda shall consist of all matters brought before the board for action that do not require a public hearing. All items on the consent agenda shall be approved by motion without debate. An item may be removed from the consent agenda prior to approval at the request of any member of the board present at the meeting. Items removed from the consent agenda shall be considered immediately.
(AR No. 84-14; AR No. 98-23, § 2, 1-27-1998)
The deadline for adjournment of all meetings shall be 12:00 midnight. The chairperson shall announce at adjournment whether the meeting will be continued, the date to which continued, and the time and place at which the continued meeting will be held.
(AR No. 78-17; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 81-6; AR No. 83-126; AR No. 84-14)