Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-600.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 661-600.4 - Board procedures

The board shall operate under the following procedures:

(1)Membership. The board shall include 15 voting members and 4 ex officio, nonvoting members who are members of the Iowa general assembly, as provided in Iowa Code section 80.28.

(2)Meetings.

a. The board shall meet at least once a quarter at a time and place determined by the board. Additional meetings may be called by:

(1) The chairperson,

(2) The vice chairperson, or

(3) By the statewide interoperability coordinator, at the request of five or more voting members of the board.

b. If a quorum is not present at a scheduled meeting of the board, the members of the board who are present may convene, may take testimony and public comment, and may engage in discussion of board business but shall not take any action other than to adjourn.

c. Notice of all meetings of the board shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code section 21.4. In addition, notice of any scheduled board meeting and a tentative agenda of that meeting shall be posted on the Web site of the board prior to the scheduled time of the meeting.

d. All meetings of the board are public meetings and shall be conducted in accordance with Iowa Code section 21.3.

(1) A portion of any board meeting may be closed to the public for any of the reasons enumerated in Iowa Code section 21.5 and only subsequent to the procedures specified in Iowa Code section 21.5 to be followed by a public body in order to close a meeting to the public. If a board meeting has been closed to the public, the board shall not adjourn while in closed session, but may do so only after the meeting has been reopened to the public.

(2) The chairperson or vice chairperson may extend invitations to subject matter experts or other parties to address items on the agenda of the board at meetings of the board.

(3) Members of the public shall be afforded an opportunity to address the board at each regular meeting during a period labeled "public comment period" on the agenda, subject to reasonable time limits established by the person presiding at the meeting.

(4) Remote telephonic access to a meeting of the board may be provided at the request of a board member or a member of the public.

e. Meetings of the board shall be conducted in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order, 10th edition.

(3)Officers. Officers of the board shall be a chairperson and a vice chairperson.

a. Election of the chairperson and the vice chairperson shall take place at a regular meeting of the board.

b. The chairperson and the vice chairperson shall each be elected for a two-year term, commencing at the conclusion of the meeting at which the election takes place.

c. The chairperson and the vice chairperson shall each be a voting member of the board.

d. If the chairperson or the vice chairperson ceases to be a voting member of the board, or if the chairperson or the vice chairperson resigns from the position, the position shall become vacant. If the position of the chairperson becomes vacant, the vice chairperson shall become chairperson and shall serve the remainder of the two-year term to which the chairperson had been elected, and the position of vice chairperson shall become vacant. If the position of vice chairperson has become vacant, an election to fill the remainder of the two-year term shall be conducted at the next regular meeting of the board following the occurrence of the vacancy.

e. Election to the position of chairperson or vice chairperson shall require a majority of the voting members of the board who are present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum of the board is in attendance.

f. If the board fails to elect a chairperson or a vice chairperson at the board meeting when a term of office ends, the incumbent chairperson or vice chairperson shall continue to serve until a successor is elected.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-600.4

ARC 9678B, IAB 8/24/11, effective 10/1/11