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District of Columbia Code Division VI. Education, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions. § 38-1204.01. Meetings of Trustees.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) The chairperson or a majority of the members of the Trustees may convene a meeting. The Trustees shall hold meetings periodically, as scheduled by the Trustees; provided, that at least 4 meetings shall be held each year. All meetings shall be held in the District of Columbia. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, meetings shall be noticed to the public and open to the public.

(2) The Trustees may convene in executive session by a vote of a majority of the voting members serving to take action on matters that:

(A) Relate to personnel or to practices of the Trustees;

(B) Would result in the disclosure of matters specifically exempted from disclosure by statute; or

(C) Would result in the disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(3) The Trustees shall keep the minutes of each meeting of the Trustees and shall make the minutes of each public meeting available to the public for inspection and distribution.

(b) No official action may be taken at a meeting or an executive session unless a quorum is present; except, that a lesser number may hold a hearing. A majority of the voting members serving on the Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum.

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