The following rules apply to all the administrative boards in Division 40.30.300:

A.

Officers.

1.

Chairman and Vice-chairman. The Chairman of each administrative board shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. The Vice-chairman is appointed by the Chairman. The Chairman shall administer oaths, be in charge of all proceedings, and take such action as necessary to preserve order and integrity of all proceedings. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman shall act as Chairman.

2.

Secretary. The Department shall provide a Department person to serve as Secretary of all administrative boards. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all proceedings. The minutes shall be a summary of all proceedings, which shall include the vote of all members upon every question, and be attested to by the Secretary. The minutes shall be approved by a majority vote of the members. In addition, the Secretary shall maintain all records of meetings, hearings, proceedings and correspondence.

3.

Department. The Department shall be the professional department for all administrative boards.

4.

Quorum, voting. A majority of the board's members shall constitute a quorum necessary to take action and transact business. All actions shall require a simple majority of the quorum.

B.

Removal from office. In the event that any member is no longer a resident of the County; is convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude while in office; violates rules of the board, fails to attend any three (3) consecutive, regularly scheduled meetings except where such absence is deemed by the chairman to be due to illness, incapacity, or a family crises; or, has three (3) unexcused absences in one (1) year that member shall forfeit his/her membership on such board. "Regularly scheduled meeting" shall mean a meeting at which a board member is expected to be present. The chairman of each County board shall forward a letter to the County Executive and the County Council President stating that a vacancy exists on the board and the name of the member who held the forfeited position. The County Executive shall terminate the appointment of such person with the consent of the County Council.

C.

Vacancy. Whenever a vacancy occurs on an administrative board, the County Executive shall appoint a new member within thirty (30) days of the vacancy subject to the provisions of this Section.

D.

Compensation. Administrative board members shall serve with compensation and be reimbursed for travel, mileage and/or per diem expenses as authorized by the administrative board's approved budget.

(Ord. No. 97-172, § 3(ch. 13, § 30.341), 12-31-1997; Ord. No. 01-112, § 1(Exh. A), 3-12-2002)