Ala. Admin. Code r. 545-X-1-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 545-X-1-.03 - Meetings Of The Commission

(1) The Commission shall meet each month, usually the fourth Wednesday of each month.

(2) Special meetings may be called at the request of the chairman.

(3) At least four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for a regular meeting and as such shall be competent to act, except that the Commission shall not order the suspension or the revocation of a license unless at least five members of the Commission are present and a majority of those present vote for such suspension or revocation.

(4) The executive officer or his designee shall keep a record of all meetings. The place of each meeting of the Commission, names of the members present, all official acts of the Commission, and tally of votes cast shall be recorded in the minutes. The minutes shall be presented for approval or amendment at the next regular meeting, which upon approval will be signed and each page initialed by the chairman. The minutes, not including any section relating to proceedings conducted during a properly called executive session of the Commission, shall be open to public inspection.

(5) All meetings of the Commission shall be open and public, except those portions of meetings and/or hearings conducted during a properly called executive session. Reports of investigation; documents subpoenaed by the Commission; reports of any investigative committee appointed by the chairman and/or Commission; memoranda of the Commission's counsel relating to investigations, statements of persons interviewed by the Commission or any committee of the Commission unless made at a public hearing shall be considered privileged and confidential and shall not be disclosed except to an agent, attorney or employee of the Commission. The foregoing nonpublic records of the Commission shall not be subject to subpoena except upon the express order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(6) Meetings of the Commission shall be governed by Roberts Rules of Order, as revised from time to time, except where those rules conflict with the requirements of the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act, the Alabama Open Meetings Act, the Commission's enabling legislation, these rules, or any other law.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 545-X-1-.03

Filed May 6, 1983. Amended: Filed January 28, 1988.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 03, December 28, 2018, eff. 1/24/2019.

Authors: Wayne P. Turner, Wallace D. Mills

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-311, 34-24-366.