First Draft of BOCC CODE of Ethics - 05-06-2010-7b

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11 ATTACHMC=NT "B'° hlatice of the required public hearing stating its time, place, and purpose shall be given ante a week for two successive calendar weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the jurisdiction- The notice shall be published the first time not less than 1 t~ days nor more than 25 days before the date fried far the hearing. In computing such period, the day o€ publication is not to be included. but the day of the hearing shall be included.. A€ternatively, the hearing shat( be advertised on the jurisdiction`s website far the same period of time, up to and including the date of the hearing. The notice shall state that a detailed list of the allegations against the member is available far public inspection and copying in the office of the clerk or secretary to the board. The hearing shall be convened at the time and place pacified. The hearing and any deliberations shall be conducted in open session in accordance ~~,tt~ t~~~= ~ equirements of the E~lorth Carolina open meetings statutes. The accused board member shall have the right to i~~~ve ,cauns?I ;?resent, fa present and crass- examine expert and other witnesses, and to offer evidence, ir~ciudin evidence of the bias of any other board member ar the presiding officer. An audio or video and audio tame of the proceedings shall be prepared. Any and all votes during the hearing shat! be taken by the ayes :~~d noes and recorded in the board's minutes. Once the hearing is concluded.; it shall be closed by vats of the board. The presiding officer shall next entertain a matio~n to a~:Jopt a resolution censuring the rnerxiber based on specified violations of the Cade o~f Ethics. Ar~y mo±ior~ made must be an affirmative one in favor of adapting a non-binding resolution of censure. if the riot ~,~-~ Qr i`esalutinn does not state particular grounds for censure under the Dade of Ethics, the presid~~i:~ of#icer shall rule it gut of order. if a motion to adapt a resolutra~ ~ rjf c~r~su;-e staling particular grounds under the Cade of Ethics has been made, the board shall debate the motion. The accused member shall be allowed to partictpate in the debate, but shall not vote an the motion to adapt the resalutian of censure. Af the conclusion of the debate, the board' shall vote an the resolution. if the motion to adapt the resolution of censure is approved by atwo-thirds vote of those present and vofing, a quorum being present, the motion passes and the non-binding resolution of censure is adopted. The text of the resolution of censure shall be made a part of the minutes of the board. Any recording of the board's praceed'mgs shall be approved by the board as a permanent part of the board's minutes. The praceedirigs sha[I then. be considered concluded, the board having done all that it IegaNy can with respect to the matter in q,uestion-