(A) Meetings;
quorum; action: the committee shall act only at a meeting conducted in
accordance with this rule. Seven members of the committee shall constitute a
quorum. No action shall be taken by the committee without the concurrence of at
least seven of the members unless otherwise provided for in the legislative
code of ethics.
(B) Notice of
meetings: meetings of the committee may be: (1) Held in accordance with a
schedule adopted by the committee, without additional notice to members; (2)
scheduled at a previous meeting of the committee; or (3) called by the chairman
or at least eight of the members with written notice to each member at least
five days prior to the meeting, in the case of notice by mail, or at least two
days prior to the meeting, in the case of notice by telephone. Such notice
shall specify the time and place of the meeting.
Notice of a meeting may be waived by a member of the committee
either before or after the meeting and attendance at a meeting shall constitute
waiver of notice by such member, unless he objects to holding the meeting on
the ground of lack of notice or insufficiency of notice, either during the
meeting or within a reasonable time thereafter.
(C) Public notice of meetings:
(1) This rule is adopted in accordance with
division (F) of section
121.22
of the Revised Code.
(2) Any
person may obtain notice of the time and place of any regularly scheduled
meeting, and the time, place and purpose of any special meeting by:
(a) Writing to: "Office of the legislative
inspector general, joint legislative ethics committee, 50 West Broad Street,
Suite 1308, Columbus, Ohio 43215"; or
(b) Calling the office of the legislative
inspector general at the following telephone number during normal business
hours: (614) 728-5100.
(3) The committee shall maintain a list of
all persons who have requested, in writing, notice of all meetings of the
committee at which specific subjects are to be discussed, and shall mail an
agenda to such persons at least five work days prior to each meeting, if it is
determined that the subject of interest to the person will be a topic of
discussion at that meeting.
(4)
Any representative of the news media may obtain notice of all special meetings
by sending a written request to: "Office of the legislative inspector general,
joint legislative ethics committee, 50 West Broad Street, Suite 1308, Columbus,
Ohio 43215." The request shall include the name, address, and a maximum of two
telephone numbers of the media representative to be contacted. Notice to a
publication, radio, or television station shall be limited to one
representative. The committee shall maintain a list of all news media
representatives who have requested notice of special meetings.
In the event of a special meeting not of an emergency nature,
the committee shall notify all registered media representatives by at least one
of the following means:
(a) Written
notice mailed at least four calendar days prior to the day of the special
meeting;
(b) Notification by
telephone at least twenty-four hours prior to the special meeting. Such
telephone notice shall be considered completed if a message has been left for
the media representative, or if the committee has made a reasonable effort but
been unable to provide such telephone notice; or
(c) Notice in person at least twenty-four
hours prior to the special meeting.
In the event of an emergency meeting, the committee shall
notify all registered media representatives either by the means outlined in
paragraph (C)(3) of this rule or by notifying the clerk of the state house
press room. In the case of such an emergency meeting, the notice shall be given
as soon as possible after the emergency meeting is scheduled.
(D)
Officers: a chairman and vice chairman shall be appointed pursuant to section
101.34
of the Revised Code. The vice chairman shall preside at any meeting of the
committee at which the chairman is not present. In the absence of the chairman
and vice chairman, the members present shall designate a member as the
presiding officer.
(E) Agenda: The
executive director shall prepare an agenda for each regularly scheduled
meeting. The agenda shall be distributed to the committee members at least five
days prior to each scheduled meeting. The chairman or committee members calling
a special meeting of the committee shall prepare an agenda for such meeting and
include a copy of the agenda with the notice of such meeting.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 101-1-02
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
1/30/2023 and
01/30/2028
Promulgated
Under: 111.15
Statutory
Authority: 101.34
Rule
Amplifies: 102.06
Prior
Effective Dates: 05/18/1995
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
2/8/2018 and
02/08/2023
Promulgated
Under:
111.15
Statutory Authority:
101.34
Rule Amplifies:
121.22
Prior Effective Dates: 5/18/95, 10/23/94,
7/18/94
