TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
SUBJECT: Board Policy 101 Amendment
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider approving amendments to Article 4 (Meetings, General) of Board Policy 101 - Board of Directors Rules for Procedure.
Staff Contact:
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
There is no strategic importance associated with this report.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Board Policy 101 sets forth the Board's administrative rules and procedures and the policy is regularly updated to reflect changes in the law and the needs of the Board. Because Board Policy 101 is extensive and can be difficult to digest, staff plans to bring amendments to the Board over the course of several meetings. A summary of amendments to Article 4 is as follows:
Article 4 - Meetings, General
Section 4.6 - Notice of Adjourned Meetings. This section was added to allow the Board to adjourn a regular or special meeting to a new time and place, even if less than a quorum is present. If no members attend a regular or adjourned regular meeting, the District Secretary may adjourn the meeting and must provide public notice as required for special meetings. A notice of the adjournment must be posted at the meeting location within 24 hours. Adjourned regular meetings are considered regular meetings for all legal purposes, and if no time is stated for the adjourned meeting, it defaults to the agency's regular meeting time.
In addition, flexible language was added Section 4.10 (Teleconferenced Meetings) and Section 4.11 (Attending the Meetings by Teleconference) that would address changes in the Brown Act if SB 707 (Durazo) is signed into law.
Changes were made throughout Arti...
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