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<br />for small boards. Nevertheless, it is the best source of Parliamentary <br />proeedure• care should be taken to adiust Robert's Xules of Order to <br />meet the needs of the Board. <br />Rule i. Meetings <br />The Board shall hold regular meetings, at least quarterly, at which business maybe <br />conducted. Such meetings shall be pre-scheduled at a time and place agreeable to the <br />majority of members, A calendar of regular meetings will be established at the last <br />regular meeting of the calendar year for the next calendar year. <br />The requirements of the North Carolina Open Meetings Law, NC General Statute 143- <br />.318.9 et seq., shall apply to all Board and regular or ad hoc committee meetings. <br />Notification of the public will be in compliance with open meeting law notification <br />requirements. <br />Rule 2. Special, emergency and recessed meetings <br />a. Special meetings <br />Special and emergency meetings of the Board or its committees maybe called by the <br />Chair or three members of the Board, as-provided-by-andand -following the procedures, <br />ineludin~ notice, of the North Carolina Open Meetings Law, <br />b. Recessed (adjourned) meetings. <br />A properly called regular, special or emergency meeting maybe recessed or adjourned to <br />a specific time and place by a motion made and adopted as provided in these Rules of <br />Procedure in open session during the regular, special, or emergency meeting. The motion <br />shall state the time and place when the meeting will reconvene. No further notice need <br />be given of'such a recessed properly called meeting. <br />Rule 3. Agenda <br />a. Proposed agenda. <br />The Chair and Secretary °••aa„~,-~'^a°~t-a ~° ^`'~ ~~ T~^~°a ^r'r^"shall prepare an agenda and <br />meeting notices for proper distribution. A request to have an item of business placed on <br />the agenda must be received by the Secretary at least three-seven working days before the <br />meeting, Each Board member shall receive a copy of the proposed agenda and any <br />relevant materials for each agenda item at-the-meetirKe at least three workinrr days and <br />they shall be available for public inspection and/or distribution when they are distributed <br />to the Board members. <br />b. Adoption of the agenda. <br />As its first order of business at each meeting, the Board shall discuss and revise the <br />proposed agenda and adopt an agenda for the meeting. The Board may by majority vote <br />add items to or subtract items from the proposed agenda, If items are proposed to be <br />Page 4 of 63 <br />