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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 31. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), at least a quorum of the board must be physically present at the place where a meeting of the board of commissioners of a joint agency is conducted.
(b) A member of the board of commissioners of a joint agency may participate in a meeting of the board of commissioners by using a means of electronic communication that permits:
(1) all other members participating in the meeting; and
(2) all members of the public physically present at the place where the meeting is conducted;
to simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting.
(c) A member of the board of commissioners of a joint agency who participates in a meeting by using a means of communication described in subsection (b) is considered to be present at the meeting.
(d) The memoranda of a meeting of the board of commissioners of a joint agency prepared under IC 5-14-1.5-4 must state the name of:
(1) each member who was physically present at the place where the meeting was conducted;
(2) each member who participated in the meeting by using a means of communication described in subsection (b); and
(3) each member who was absent.
(e) This subsection applies if the governor declares a disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-12, or a local disaster emergency is declared under IC 10-14-3-29. The board of commissioners of a joint agency may meet without any members of the board of commissioners being physically present at the meeting until ninety (90) days after the disaster emergency or local disaster emergency is terminated, if the members participate by means of electronic communication in the manner set forth in subsection (b). A member of the board of commissioners of a joint agency who participates in a meeting in accordance with this subsection is considered to be present at the meeting. The board shall prepare a memoranda of the meeting as set forth in subsection (d).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 8. Utilities and Transportation § 8-1-2.2-31 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-8-utilities-and-transportation/in-code-sect-8-1-2-2-31/
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