(1) A written schedule of monthly Board meetings for each calendar year shall be created by the Board and circulated prior to the beginning of the calendar year. Monthly meetings may be rescheduled as needed if it appears that a quorum cannot be present for any scheduled meeting.

(2) A special meeting may be called by the Chair on his or her own initiative, or by the Chair at the request of the two other voting members.

(3) A notice of the time, date, and location of Board meetings shall be posted on WSSC’s website.

(4) Unless otherwise stated in these procedures, a quorum shall consist of two voting members.

(5) Minutes of Board meetings shall be taken.

(6) The Chair, and in the absence of the Chair, the Chair Pro Tem, who is elected by a majority of the voting members present, shall preside at all meetings.

(7) The parliamentary rules contained in the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of the Board meetings, except as modified by these rules of procedure.

(8) If any member of the Board desires to abstain from participating in a particular case or matter, he/she shall announce that fact on the record, stating the reason for such abstention.

(1) Except as set forth in subsection (b)(2) of this section, the Board of Ethics shall meet in open session in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Law, General Provisions Article, § 3-101 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2) The Board of Ethics may meet in closed session pursuant to the exceptions set forth in the Open Meetings Law, State Government Article, § 10-508, Annotated Code of Maryland. In addition, the Board may meet in closed session to: