§ 2-15. Meeting schedule, quorum and attendance requirements.

(a) Regular meetings. Meetings shall be scheduled in accordance with the ordinance or resolution authorizing the establishment of a particular citizen board, commission or committee. A schedule showing time and place of meeting for each citizen board, commission or committee shall be maintained by the city clerk and shall be available at all times for public review. Where applicable, public notice of the meeting shall be provided in accordance with Florida Statutes. Where special public notice is not required by Florida Statutes, notice of the regular meeting shall specify the day, hour and subject of the meeting and shall be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall where other official notices are posted at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.

(b) Special meetings. Special meetings may be called by the chairman or by the city manager or his designee. Special meetings shall require no less than twelve (12) hours notice to each member of the board, commission or committee and to the public. Notice of the special meeting shall specify the day, hour and subject of the meeting and shall be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall where other official notices are posted.

(c) Workshops. Informal meetings to discuss particular issues to be considered by the board, commission or committee may be held as provided in section 2-6(c) of this article.

(d) Quorum. A majority of all members appointed to the board, commission or committee shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business unless otherwise required by the ordinance or resolution authorizing the establishment of a particular citizen board, commission or committee. The inability to hold a scheduled meeting due to lack of a quorum shall be recorded in the official record of the board, commission or committee.

(e) Attendance. Absence from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of a board, commission or committee shall automatically operate to vacate the seat of a member unless such absence is excused by the board, commission, or committee by motion duly passed and recorded in the official minutes.

(Ord. No. 98-02, § 1, 1-20-98)