Ohio Administrative Code › Title 126:1 - Controlling Board › Chapter 126:1-1 - Meetings › Section 126:1-1-01 - Procedures for meetings, notices of meetings, and minutes of the controlling board

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Meetings
All meetings of the controlling board are public meetings open
				to the public at all times, except when the controlling board holds executive
				sessions or closed meetings pursuant to the requirements under section   121.22  
				of the Revised Code. A member of the controlling board must be present in
				person at a meeting open to the public to be considered present or to vote at
				the meeting and for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the
				meeting.
(B) Notice of
			 meetings
(1) Any person may ascertain the time
			 and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose
			 of all scheduled special meetings by contacting  the controlling board
									by mail at 30 East
			 Broad Street, 34th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0411, telephoning the board at
			 (614) 466-2181, emailing the board at 
									ecbsupport@obm.ohio.gov, or visiting the controlling
			 board website at
www.ecb.ohio.gov
. Any person planning to attend a meeting who has
			 special parking, building access, or other accommodation needs may contact the
			 controlling board at (614) 466-2181 prior to the meeting to
			 advise the controlling board of those needs.
(2) Posting of notice
Prior to each meeting, the controlling board shall give notice
				of the meeting by posting the notice of the meeting
				to the controlling board website.
(a) For a regular meeting, the controlling
			 board shall give notice at least twenty-four hours prior to the regular meeting
			 and shall specify in the notice the time and place of the meeting.
(b) For a special meeting, not of an
			 emergency nature, the controlling board shall give notice at least twenty-four
			 hours prior to the special meeting and shall specify in the notice the time,
			 place, and purpose of the meeting.
(c) For a special meeting of an emergency
			 nature, the controlling board shall give notice immediately upon the calling of
			 the meeting and shall specify in the notice the time, place, and purpose of the
			 meeting.
(3) Request for
			 notice of regular or special meetings
The controlling board shall provide  notice of a regular or special
				meeting to any person, including representatives of the news media, who
				requests it. The request shall be directed to the secretary
				, in the manner prescribed in paragraph (B)(1) of this
				rule
										. The
				controlling board shall maintain a list of the names of all persons who have
				requested notice of meetings pursuant to this paragraph.
The controlling board shall determine the appropriate mode of
				notice.
(a) In the event of a regular meeting or a
			 special meeting not of an emergency nature, the controlling board shall notify
			 all persons on the list of such meeting at least twenty-four hours prior to the
			 meeting.
(b) In the event of a
			 special meeting of an emergency nature, the controlling board shall notify all
			 persons on the list of such meeting by telephone or email. In such event, the
			 notice need not be given at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting, but
			 shall be given immediately upon the calling of the meeting.
(4) Request for notice of specific
			 type of business to be discussed
Any person may obtain reasonable advance notice of all meetings
				at which any specific type of public business is to be discussed by requesting
				that such notice be provided. A request for such notice shall be directed to
				 the secretary, in
				the same manner prescribed in paragraph (B)(3) of this rule,
										
										 and
				shall include the  specific type of public business about which the notice
				of meeting is requested. The controlling board shall maintain a list of the
				names of all persons who have requested notice meeting pursuant to this
				paragraph.
The controlling board shall provide advance notice of regular
				or special meetings at which specific types of business are to be discussed as
				provided under paragraph (B)(3) of this rule.