(a) Presiding Member. The chair shall preside over all meetings of the commission at which they are present. In the chair's absence, the vice chair shall preside. If neither the chair nor the vice chair is in attendance, the member present who has the greatest seniority on the Commission shall preside. The presiding member may yield the chair.(b) Robert's Rules of Order. Except as otherwise provided by this article and except when all the members present indicate otherwise, meetings of the commission shall be conducted pursuant to the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order. Failure to comply with this subsection shall not invalidate any action of the commission.(c) Order of Agenda. The presiding member may determine the order in which agenda items shall be considered.(d) Consent Calendar. The agenda may include an item designated "the consent calendar." (1) The consent calendar shall include only those matters for which there appears to be no controversy. The consent calendar shall contain any such matter specified for inclusion by the person proposing the agenda item. A brief description of each matter on the consent calendar shall be included in the agenda.(2) At the request of any member, any matter shall be removed from the consent calendar and may be considered at the same meeting as a separate item of business.(3) After an opportunity for the requests to remove matters from the consent calendar has been given, a vote shall be taken on the consent calendar. If three members vote to approve the consent calendar, each matter on the consent calendar shall be approved and shall have the same force and effect as it would have if approved as a separate agenda item.(e) Public Comments. Any person may file comments in writing on any agenda item. Unless otherwise directed by the presiding member, all written comments shall be filed at least three days before the commission meeting. Any person present shall be given an opportunity to make oral comments on any agenda item; provided however, that the presiding member may limit or preclude such comments as necessary for the orderly conduct of business.(f) The procedures governing motion filing by parties in proceedings before the commission can be found in section 1211.5 of these regulations.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 1104
1. Amendment filed 1-11-83; designated effective 2-1-83 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 3).
2. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 6-20-2000 as an emergency; operative 6-20-2000 (Register 2000, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-18-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-20-2000 order transmitted to OAL 9-26-2000 and filed 10-25-2000 (Register 2000, No. 43).
4. Amendment of subsection (e) and new subsection (f) filed 12-21-2015; operative 1-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 52).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 8-24-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 34). Note: Authority cited: Section 25218, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 25214, Public Resources Code.
1. Amendment filed 1-11-83; designated effective 2-1-83 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 3).
2. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 6-20-2000 as an emergency; operative 6-20-2000 (Register 2000, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-18-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-20-2000 order transmitted to OAL 9-26-2000 and filed 10-25-2000 (Register 2000, No. 43).
4. Amendment of subsection (e) and new subsection (f) filed 12-21-2015; operative 1/1/2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 52).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 8-24-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 34).