Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-4 - Organization

Current through July 10, 2024
The members of the Council shall be appointed in accordance
				  with the provisions of Section
				  7-294b
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(a)
Official Address.
All
				communications should be addressed to the Police Officer Standards and Training
				Council, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut 06450-4891.
(b)
Public Access.
Members of
				the public shall obtain information in accordance with the provisions of the
				Freedom of Information Act, as provided in Chapter 14 of the Connecticut
				General Statutes. Requests to review records or written requests for copies of
				records may be made directly to the Council at its regular meetings, in person
				at its offices or by mail to the Police Officer Standards and Training Council,
				285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut 06450-4891. With the exception of
				those records exempt under the Freedom of Information Act or otherwise
				protected by state or federal law, all information received by the Council
				shall be considered public information and made available upon request. Council
				meetings shall be open to the public in accordance with the Freedom of
				Information Act.
(c)
Rules of
				Procedure
(1) Chairman. The duties of
				the Chairman are: To open the session by calling the members to order; to
				announce the business before the Council; to recognize members entitled to the
				floor; to state and put to vote all questions which are properly moved; to
				announce the results of votes; and to appoint subcommittees as authorized by
				vote of the Council.
(2) Vice
				Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall perform the
				duties of the Chairman. The Vice-Chairman shall be elected and may not serve
				more than two consecutive terms.
(3) Secretary. The Secretary is the recording
				officer of the Council. The Secretary shall be elected and may not serve more
				than two consecutive terms.
(4)
				Meetings.
(A) Meetings of the Council shall
				be noticed and conducted and agendas and minutes shall be prepared and posted
				in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.
(B) The Chairman, with the concurrence of the
				Council, shall set the date, time and location of all meetings of the Council
				and notify all interested parties at least 24 hours prior to such meetings.
				Special meetings may be called by the Chairman at his or her own initiative or
				at the request of four members with 48-hour notice to all members.
(C) A meeting of the Council shall be ended
				by a motion to adjourn.
(5) Quorum.
(A) A quorum of the Council must be present
				in order to conduct business. Ten members of the Council shall constitute a
				quorum.
(6) Order of
				Business.
(A) The Council shall conduct its
				meetings in the following general manner:
(i)
				Read and approve the minutes of the previous meeting;
(ii) Present and discuss reports of any
				standing or special committee(s);
(iii) Present and discuss any special
				reports;
(iv) Report by the
				Executive Director;
(v) Unfinished
				business and general information;
(vi) New business.
(B) Every meeting of the Council shall have
				an agenda, a copy of which shall be sent to all members prior to the meeting.
				During meetings, as each agenda item is disposed of, the Chairman shall
				announce the next order of business. A two-thirds vote of the Council shall be
				necessary to approve the transaction of business out of its normal
				order.
(7) Motions
				Before the Council. The procedures for conduct of Council meetings regarding
				motions are those generally recognized by, and defined in, "Roberts Rules of
				Order."