Current through Register Vol. 22-07, April 1, 2022
(1)
The board holds quarterly scheduled meetings on the second Wednesday of
February, May, August, and November, at such times and places as deemed
necessary to conduct board business. At regularly scheduled board meetings,
agenda time is allotted for public comment on rule proposals and board
activities, unless the board has already set public hearings on the rule
proposals. Special and emergency meetings may be called anytime by the chair of
the board or by a majority of the board members. Notice of special and
emergency meetings will be provided in accordance with
RCW
42.30.070 and
42.30.080. All
meetings are conducted in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW, and RCW 76.09.-030
(3). A schedule of meetings shall be published in the Washington State
Register in January of each year. Minutes shall be taken at all
meetings.
(2) Each member of the
board is allowed one vote on any action before the board; pursuant to
RCW
42.30.060(2), secret voting
is not allowed. All actions shall be decided by majority vote. A majority of
the board shall constitute a quorum for making decisions and promulgating rules
necessary for the conduct of its powers and duties. When there is a quorum and
a vote is taken, a majority vote is based upon the number of members
participating. The chair, designee, or majority of the board may hold hearings
and receive public comment on specific issues such as rule making that the
board will consider in its actions.
(3) Rules marked with an asterisk (*) pertain
to water quality and are adopted or amended with agreement from the department
of ecology. See WAC
222-12-010.
(4) The chair or majority of board members
shall set the meeting agenda. Public requests for topics to be included in the
board's quarterly public meeting agenda must include the name of the requestor,
and be received at the office at least fourteen days before the scheduled
meeting. Topics requested may be added to the meeting agenda at the chair's
discretion or by a majority vote of the board members. Pursuant to
RCW
42.30.077 agendas of each regular meeting
will be available online no later than twenty-four hours in advance of the
published start time of the meeting.
(5) Written materials for the board which are
not provided in advance of the meeting date will not be distributed during the
meeting unless fifteen copies are provided to staff.
