La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § XXIII-309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXIII-309 - Quorum

A. The public body shall count all members of the public body attending the meeting via teleconference or videoconference for purposes of achieving a quorum, if the member(s) in attendance is/are in compliance with R.S. 42:11 et seq., or current law.

B. If any member of the public body participating via teleconference or videoconference, in accordance with R.S. 42:11 et seq., or current law, experiences technical problems, the presiding officer shall recess the meeting until the member of the public body is able to reconnect or resolve the technical problem.

C. If a quorum is lost because of technical problems, the public body shall take no further action.

1. The meeting shall be recessed until the member of the public body is able to rejoin the meeting either via teleconference of videoconference.

2. If the member of the public body is unable to rejoin within one hour of the time connectivity was lost, the meeting shall be adjourned.

D. If technical problems do not cause the loss of a quorum, the presiding officer shall recess the meeting for at least fifteen minutes to give the member of the public body participating via teleconference or videoconference time to reconnect.

1. If a member of the public body is not able to reconnect, the meeting may continue only if a quorum is present.

E. If the anchor site experiences technical problems that cause a loss of quorum, the presiding officer shall recess the meeting.

1. If the technical problems at the anchor site cannot be resolved within one hour of the time the technical problem began, the meeting shall be adjourned.

La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § XXIII-309

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Office of the Secretary, LR 50408 (3/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254.