La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXI-705

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXI-705 - Meetings

A. Regular Meetings. The board shall hold at least four regular meetings each year.

B. Special Meetings. The chairman or the secretary may call special meetings when considered necessary. Upon written request of at least six board members, the chairman is required to call a special meeting.

C. Open Meetings. Every meeting of the board shall be open to the public, unless closed as an executive session.

D. Meeting Dates. Written public notice of the dates, times, and places of all regular meetings shall be given at the beginning of each calendar year.

E. Separate Notice of All Meetings. In addition, separate written public notice of any regular, special, or rescheduled meeting shall be given no later than 24 hours before the holding of the meeting. This separate notice shall include the agenda, date, time and place of the meeting.

F. Posting of Notice. The written public notice discussed in §705.D and E shall include:

1. posting a copy of the notice at the office of the board; or

2. publication of the notice on the board website no less than 24 hours before the meeting.

G. Notice to Board Members. Notice of all meetings, in conformity with §705.D and E, shall be given in writing to each board member by the executive director.

H. Quorum. A simple majority of board members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

I.Robert's Rules of Order. Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings of the board at all meetings, except as otherwise provided herein or by law.

J. Location of Meetings. All meetings shall be held at the board office, unless, in the judgment of the chairman, it is necessary, convenient or preferable to meet elsewhere.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXI-705

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, LR 2:52 (February 1976), amended LR 5:118 (May 1979), LR 11:1181 (December 1985), LR 19:55 (January 1993), LR 21:1354 (December 1995), amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board, LR 27:1023 (July 2001), LR 30:1707 (August 2004), Amended LR 44614 (3/1/2018), Amended LR 47893 (7/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:688.