Ohio R. Superi. Ct. 16.06

As amended through July 25, 2024
Rule 16.06 - Meetings
(A) Manner

The Commission on Dispute Resolution may meet in person or by telephonic or other electronic means available to the Supreme Court.

(B) Frequency

The commission shall meet as often as required to complete its work, provided the commission shall meet a minimum of two times per year. The commission may meet at the call of the chairperson or at the request of a majority of the commission members.

(C) Scheduling

All commission meetings shall be scheduled for a time and place so as to minimize costs to the Supreme Court and to be accessible to commission members, Supreme Court staff, and the public.

(D) Public attendance and notice

All commission meetings shall be open to the public. Public notice of all commission meetings shall be provided on the Supreme Court's website.

(E) Member attendance

For a fully effective commission, a commission member shall make a good faith effort to attend, in person, each commission meeting. Should a commission member miss three consecutive meetings, the commission or the commission secretary may recommend to the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court the member relinquish the member's position on the commission.

(F) Minutes

Minutes shall be kept at every commission meeting and distributed to the commission members for review prior to and approval at the next meeting.

(G) Quorum

There shall be a quorum of the commission present when a majority of commission members is present for the meeting, including those members participating by telephonic or other electronic means.

(H) Actions

At any commission meeting at which a quorum is present, the commission members may take action by affirmative vote of a majority of the members in attendance.

Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 16.06

Effective:2/1/2012; amended September 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020; amended March 8, 2022, effective 7/1/2022.