File #: BOH19-01    Version: 1
Type: R&R Status: Passed
File created: In control: Metropolitan King County Council
On agenda: Final action: 4/18/2019
Enactment date: Enactment #: BOH19-01
Title: A RULE AND REGULATION relating to the time of the regular meetings of the Board of Health; and amending R&R 09-04, Section 4, as amended, and BOH 2.04.055.
Attachments: 1. R&R BOH19-01.pdf, 2. BOH 19-01 RR - DRAFT Notice of Rulemaking - BOH Title 2 - BOH Regular Meeting Time.doc, 3. RR BOH 19-01 NOTICE seattle times 3-27-19.doc

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A RULE AND REGULATION relating to the time of the regular meetings of the Board of Health; and amending R&R 09-04, Section 4, as amended, and BOH 2.04.055.

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                     BE IT ADOPTED BY THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH:

                     SECTION 1.  R&R 09-04, Section 4, as amended, and BOH 2.04.055 are each amended to read as follows:

                     Rule 4. Meetings.

                     A.  The time of the regular meeting of the board shall be at ((1:30)) 1:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month or, if the third Thursday falls on or near a legal holiday, an alternative date may be determined by the chair.

                     B.  Any regular meeting of the board may be cancelled by the chair of the board.

                     C.  All regular meetings of the board shall be held in the King County council chambers on the tenth floor of the King County Courthouse in Seattle, Washington.

                     D.  The chair or boardmembers representing seven votes may call a special meeting of the board consistent with the provisions of RCW 42.30.080.

                     E.  The board may hold executive sessions from which the public may be excluded for purposes set forth in, and in compliance with, RCW 42.30.110.

                     F.  Whenever, due to an emergency, as defined in K.C.C. 12.52.010, it is imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of the board at the regular or usual place, the board may meet at any place within or without the territorial limits of the county on the call of the chair or any two members of the board.  After an emergency relocation, the affairs of the board shall be lawfully conducted at the emergency location for the duration of the emergency.  The notices required in Rule 6.B. shall be suspended during the period of the emergency.

                     G.  All regular and special meetings of the board shall be open to the public, and conducted in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW.  The board may order the removal of individuals who are interrupting the meeting and may adjourn and reconvene in another location as provided in RCW 42.30.050.

                     H.  The proceedings of all board meetings shall be recorded electronically, unless the meeting is an emergency meeting as provided in Rule 4.F.