(A)Manner The board of trustees of the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College shall meet in person or by telephonic or other electronic means available to the Court.
(B)Frequency The board of trustees shall meet as often as required to complete its work, provided the board shall meet in person a minimum of two times per year. The board may meet at the call of the chairperson or at the request of a majority of the trustees.
(C)Scheduling All meetings of the board of trustees shall be scheduled for a time and place so as to minimize costs to the Supreme Court and to be accessible to trustees, Court staff, and the public.
(D)Public notice and attendance(1) Public notice of all board of trustees meetings shall be provided on the Supreme Court's website.(2)All board of trustees meetings shall be open to the public.(E)Trustee attendance(1) For a fully effective board of trustees, a trustee shall make a good faith effort to attend, in person, each meeting of the board.(2) A trustee who is unable to attend a meeting of the board of trustees due to an unavoidable conflict may request the chairperson allow the trustee to participate by telephonic or other electronic means available to the Supreme Court. A trustee participating in this manner is considered present for meeting attendance purposes.(3) A trustee may not designate a replacement for participation in meetings of the board. (4) The director of the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College shall notify the Chief Justice and the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court if a trustee misses three meetings of the board within a twelve-month period. Upon such notice, the Administrative Director shall inform the Justices of the Supreme Court in order that the Justices may consider the replacement of the trustee.(F)Minutes Minutes shall be kept at every meeting of the board of trustees and distributed to the trustees for review prior to and approval at the next meeting.
(G)Quorum A quorum of the board of trustees exists when a majority of trustees is present for the meeting, including those trustees participating by telephonic or other electronic means.
(H)Actions At any meeting of the board of trustees at which a quorum is present, the trustees may take action by affirmative vote of a majority of the trustees in attendance.
Amended October 15, 2024, effective 10/15/2024.