Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › STATE NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD AGENCY › Chapter 16-750 - State noxious weed list and schedule of monetary penalties › Section 16-750-135 - State noxious weed control board-Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All
				meetings of the board are open and public and all persons are permitted to
				attend any meeting of the board, except as otherwise provided in the Open
				Public Meetings Act, chapter 42.30 RCW.
(2) Members of the public are not required,
				as a condition to attendance at a board meeting, to register names, other
				information, or otherwise to fulfill any condition prior to
				attending.
(3) Interruptions. In
				the event that any meeting is interrupted by any person as to render the
				orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible, and order cannot be restored by the
				removal of individuals who are interrupting the meeting, the chairperson may
				order the meeting room cleared and continue in session or may adjourn the
				meeting and reconvene at another location selected by a majority vote of the
				board members present. In such a session, the board will follow the procedures
				set forth in the Open Public Meetings Act (RCW
				42.30.050).
(4) Adoption of rules, regulations,
				resolution, etc. The board shall not adopt any rules, regulations, resolution,
				etc. except in a meeting open to the public and then only at a meeting, the
				date of which is fixed by rule, or at a meeting of which notice has been given
				according to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act. Any action taken
				at meetings failing to comply with this section is null and void.
(5) Regular meetings-Schedule-Publication in
				State Register-Notice of change. The board will meet at least five times per
				year and at other times determined by the chairperson or by a majority of the
				voting members. If any regular meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting will be
				held on the next business day. The executive secretary files with the code
				reviser a schedule of the time and place of regular meetings on or before
				January of each year for publication in the Washington State Register. Notice
				of any change from this meeting schedule will be published in the State
				Register for distribution at least 20 days prior to the rescheduled meeting
				date.
(6) Notice. Each board
				member, county noxious weed control board, and weed district will be notified
				of public meetings and provided an agenda within 10 days.
(7) Special meetings. The 10-day notice may
				be waived for special meetings which may be called at any time by the
				chairperson, director, or a majority of the voting board members. Special
				meeting notification shall follow the procedures for special meetings set forth
				in the Open Public Meetings Act (RCW
				42.30.080).
(8) Adjournments. If a meeting is adjourned
				before the advertised time, a written notice will be posted at the meeting
				place that specifies when the meeting was adjourned.
(9) Executive sessions.
(a) The board may hold an executive session
				during a regular meeting which may be called by the chairperson or a majority
				of voting board members present. No official actions will be taken at executive
				sessions. Executive sessions may deal only with matters authorized by
				RCW
				42.30.110.
(b) Before convening in executive session,
				the chairperson shall publicly announce the purpose of excluding the public
				from the meeting place and the time when the executive session will be
				concluded. The executive session may be extended to a later time by
				announcement of the chairperson.