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(2) Special Meetings
The chairman or a majority of the members of the board may at any time call a special meeting
of the board of commissioners by signing a written notice stating the time and place of the meeting
and the subjects to be considered. The person or persons who call the meeting shall cause the
notice to be delivered to the chairman and all other board members or left at the usual dwelling
place of each member at least 48 hours before the meeting and shall cause a copy of the notice to be
Posted on the Iredell County Annex Building Bulletin Board and on the door of the regular meeting
room at least 48 hours before the meeting. Only those items of business specified in the notice may
be transacted at a special meeting, unless all members are present or those who are not present have
signed a written waiver.
If a special meeting is called to deal with an emergency, the notice requirements of this rule
do not apply. However, the person or persons who call an emergency special meeting shall take
reasonable action to inform the other members and the public of the meeting. Only business connec-
ted with the emergency may be discussed at the meeting.
(3) Organizational meed
On the first Monday in December following a general election in which county officers are
elected, the board shall meet at 10:00 a. m., at the regular meeting place. The newly elected
members of the board shall take and subscribe the oath of office as the first order of business. As
the second order of business, the board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its
members.
(4) A ends
The clerk to the board shall prepare the agenda for the meeting. A request to haven item o
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business placed on the agenda must be
„„.,. received by 12:00 Noon on the Thursday preceding the meeting.
Any board member may, by a timely request, have an item placed on the agenda.
The agenda shall include, for each item of business placed on it, as much background informa-
tion on the subject as is available and feasible to reproduce. A copy of all proposed ordinances
shall be attached to the agenda. A copy of the agenda and attached materials shall be available for
public inspection as soon as they are completed. Each board member shall receive a copy of the
agenda. Copies may also be available for members of the public.
The board may, by majority vote, add an item that is not on the agenda.
(5) Public Address to the Board
Any individual or group who wishes to address the board should make a request to be on the
agenda to the clerk to the board. However, the board shall determine at the meeting whether it will
hear the individual or group, or others who are not on the agenda, but who desire to address the
board. The chairman may set a time limit (normally 5 minutes) on those who address the board and
have not been placed on the agenda.
(6) Order of Business
Items shall be placed on the agenda according to the "Order of Business." The Order of Busi-
ness for each regular meeting will usually be as follows:
1. Approval of the minutes,
2. Discussion/Adjustment of agenda,
3. Public hearing, formal and/or informal,
4. Administrative reports,
5. Committee reports,
6. Consent Agenda,
7. Unfinished business,
8. New business,
9. Informal discussion.
However, by general consent of the board, items may be considered out of this order.
(7) Election of Chairman
The chairman of the board shall be elected annually and shall not be removed from the office of
the chairman unless he becomes disqualified to serve as a member of the board.
(8) Powers of the Presiding Officer
The chairman shall preside at meetings of the board. A member must be recognized by the
chairman in order to address the board. The chairman shall have the following powers:
The chairman shall preside at meetings of the board. A member must be recognized by the
chairman in order to address the board. The chairman shall have the following powers:
1. To rule motions in or out of order, including the right to rule out of
order any motion patently offered for obstuctive or dilatory purposes;
2. To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable standards
' of courtesy in his remarks and to entertain and rule on objections