1.15.100 Meetings.
(a) Principal Offices.
(1) Meetings of the Commission will usually be held at the principal offices of the Commission in Laurel, Maryland.
(2) If a meeting is held via telephone or other virtual technology means, the public shall be allowed to observe open session in a similar manner as if the session were held in person.
(b) Schedule of Meetings. At the first Commission meeting after May 31st each year, the Commission shall set the fiscal year’s schedule of meetings by majority vote.
(c) Other Meetings.
(1) The Chair may call other meetings of the Commission that the Chair considers necessary.
(2) If requested by a majority of the Commissioners, the Chair shall call a meeting.
(3) The notice for, and conduct of, the meetings is subject to this chapter, the Maryland Open Meetings Act, the Maryland Public Information Act and any other applicable state law.
(d) Cancellation. The Commission may cancel, reschedule, or postpone any regularly scheduled meeting as it considers necessary or appropriate under the circumstances, by majority vote.
(e) Recordings.
(1) Meetings of the Commission may be recorded.
(2) Recordings shall be preserved in accordance with state law.
(f) Commissioner Unable to Be Physically Present. A Commissioner unable to be physically present at a meeting may participate in a Commission meeting by means of telephone, videoconferencing, or other virtual meeting methods. (Res. 2024-2291; Document dated August 2, 2021)