Columbia Meetings; quorum; attendance ordinance (§ 2-365.14)

(a) The board shall meet at least quarterly at times and places accessible to the public to be determined by the board. Special meetings may be called by the chair of the board. All meetings shall be open to the public and shall comply with the requirements of the Missouri Sunshine Law and the Code of Ordinances of the City of Columbia.

(b) Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(c) The chair is authorized to excuse any member from attendance at a meeting; provided that the member requested to be excused before the meeting. Any member who is absent, without being excused, from fifty (50) percent of the regular board meetings held in a calendar year shall automatically forfeit the office. Any member who is absent, without being excused, from three (3) consecutive regular meetings shall automatically forfeit the office. The chair shall promptly notify the city clerk and the appointing authority of any such vacancy.