Washington Administrative Code › Title 222 - Forest Practices Board › Chapter 222-08 - Practices and procedures › Section 222-08-040 - Operations and procedures

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 The board holds quarterly scheduled meetings on the second Wednesday of
			 February, May, August, and November, at such times and places as deemed
			 necessary to conduct board business. At regularly scheduled board meetings,
			 agenda time is allotted for public comment on rule proposals and board
			 activities, unless the board has already set public hearings on the rule
			 proposals. Special and emergency meetings may be called anytime by the chair of
			 the board or by a majority of the board members. Notice of special and
			 emergency meetings will be provided in accordance with
			 RCW
			    42.30.070 and
			 42.30.080. All
			 meetings are conducted in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW, and RCW 76.09.-030
			 (3). A schedule of meetings shall be published in the
Washington State
			 Register
in January of each year. Minutes shall be taken at all
			 meetings.
(2) Each member of the
			 board is allowed one vote on any action before the board; pursuant to
			 RCW
			    42.30.060(2), secret voting
			 is not allowed. All actions shall be decided by majority vote. A majority of
			 the board shall constitute a quorum for making decisions and promulgating rules
			 necessary for the conduct of its powers and duties. When there is a quorum and
			 a vote is taken, a majority vote is based upon the number of members
			 participating. The chair, designee, or majority of the board may hold hearings
			 and receive public comment on specific issues such as rule making that the
			 board will consider in its actions.
(3) Rules marked with an asterisk (*) pertain
			 to water quality and are adopted or amended with agreement from the department
			 of ecology. See WAC
			 222-12-010.
(4) The chair or majority of board members
			 shall set the meeting agenda. Public requests for topics to be included in the
			 board's quarterly public meeting agenda must include the name of the requestor,
			 and be received at the office at least fourteen days before the scheduled
			 meeting. Topics requested may be added to the meeting agenda at the chair's
			 discretion or by a majority vote of the board members. Pursuant to
			 RCW
			    42.30.077 agendas of each regular meeting
			 will be available online no later than twenty-four hours in advance of the
			 published start time of the meeting.
(5) Written materials for the board which are
			 not provided in advance of the meeting date will not be distributed during the
			 meeting unless fifteen copies are provided to staff.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     76.09.040. 08-24-011, § 222-08-040,
				  filed 11/21/08, effective 12/22/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     34.05.220, 42.17.250, 42.17.260, and
				  76.09.040. 04-05-122, §
				  222-08-040, filed 2/18/04, effective 3/20/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     76.09.040 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 93-12-001,
				  § 222-08-040, filed 5/19/93, effective 6/19/93. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     76.09.040. 87-23-036 (Order 535), §
				  222-08-040, filed 11/16/87, effective 1/1/88. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.21C.120,
				  76.09.040 and
				  42.30.075. 84-18-021 (Order 429,
				  Resolution No. 8-8-84), § 222-08-040, filed 8/29/84, effective
				  10/1/84.