Columbia Officers; meetings; quorum; attendance ordinance (§ 2-365.24)

(a) The commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among its voting members. The term of these officers shall be one (1) year. The chair shall preside at meetings. The vice-chair shall preside when the chair is absent or otherwise unable to preside.

(b) The commission shall meet at least quarterly at times and places accessible to the public to be determined by the commission. Special meetings may be called by the chair of the commission. 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.

(c) Seven (7) voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(d) 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.