Or. Admin. Code § 459-001-0015 - Conduct of Meetings of the Board
(1) Meetings of the Board shall be conducted
by and shall be under the control of the Chair of the Board. In the Chair's
absence, the Vice Chair shall preside. In the absence of both the Chair and the
Vice Chair, the Board shall designate, by a majority vote, one of its members
to preside.
(2) At the commencement
of the Board meeting, any member of the public wishing to be heard on an item
on the agenda shall advise the Chair of that person's name, address, and
affiliation. Such person(s) may be heard at the discretion of the
Chair.
(3) The Chair may set
reasonable time limits for oral presentation by members of the public, and may
exclude or limit cumulative, repetitious, or immaterial matter.
(4) The Chair, or any member of the Board,
shall have the right to question or examine any member of the public making a
presentation at the board meeting. The Chair may permit others to examine such
persons.
(5) No rebuttal or
additional statements by any member of the public shall be permitted by the
Chair, unless allowed by the Chair.
(6) If the number of persons wishing to be
heard on a scheduled agenda item exceeds the number the Chair believes can be
reasonably accommodated during the time available to the Board for the meeting,
the Chair may require persons wishing to be heard to submit their views by
written statements rather than orally. With the approval of the majority of the
Board, the Chair may also schedule a special hearing on the subject at a future
time and date before a Hearings Officer designated by the Chair. If such
special hearing is scheduled by the Chair, the designated Hearings Officer
shall reduce witness statements to a condensed written report and provide it to
members of the Board on or before a date set by the Chair.
(7) The Chair may, where practicable, receive
all physical and documentary evidence presented by members of the public
permitted to be heard at a Board meeting. Exhibits shall be marked and shall
identify the person offering the exhibit. Exhibits shall be preserved by the
System for one year, or at the discretion of the Chair, returned to the person
offering the exhibit.
(8) A
verbatim oral, written, or mechanical record shall be made of all meetings of
the Board, or, in the alternative, a record in the form of minutes of the
Board.
(9) Members of the public
wishing to be heard by the Board on subjects not scheduled on the agenda may be
heard at the discretion of the Chair.
(10) The Board may exclude members of the
public from an executive session of a meeting of the Board to the extent
permitted by ORS 192.660.
(11) No final action may be taken by the
Board in an executive session. When an executive session is held in conjunction
with a public session, the Board shall return to public session before taking a
final action.
(12) A notice of an
executive session that is not held in conjunction with a public session shall
inform the public and interested persons of time and place at which a public
session will be held to make a final or formal decision.
(13) Representatives of the news media shall
be allowed to attend an executive session of a Board meeting other than those
held under ORS 192.660(1)(d).
The Board requires that all discussion and information provided in an executive
session be undisclosed unless disclosure is specifically authorized by the
Board.
(14) No person shall smoke
any cigar, cigarette, or tobacco in any form in any meeting of the
Board.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 192.610 - 192.710 & 238.650
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