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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0029014 RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: The Rules of Procedure were updated and presented to the board. The board members had reviewed them and made some minor changes at this time. MOTION from Commissioner Boone to adopt the Rules and Procedures with the changes recommended at this meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RULES OF PROCEDURE IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (Revised 3/16/93) (1) Regular Meetings The Board shall have a regular meeting on the First and Third Tuesdays of each month, except that if a regular meeting day is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held the next business day. The Tuesday meetings shall be held at the County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC, and shall begin at 6:00 p.m. The public hearings will be held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. (2) Special 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 (s) the meetings 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 forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting and shall cause a copy of the notice to be posted on the Iredell County Government Center bulletin board and on the door of the regular meeting room at least forty-eight (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 (s) an emergency special meeting shall take reasonable action to inform the other members and the public of the meeting. Only business connected with the emergency may be discussed at this meeting. (3) Organizational Meeting On the first Monday in December following a general election in which county commissioners are elected, the incumbent board shall meet at 9:00 a.m., at the regular place of meeting, for its final meeting. The newly elected county commissioners shall be sworn in at 10:30 a.m., and shall hold its organizational meeting at 11:00 a.m. The newly formed board of commissioners shall elect its chairman and vice chairman as its first order of business. The county manager shall preside until the chairman is elected. The second order of business shall be the appointment of the clerk to the board and the county attorney. (4) Agenda The clerk to the board shall prepare the agenda for the meeting. A request to have an item of 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.