§ 2-30. Meetings.

The board of commissioners shall hold two regular meetings each month at the county seat, which meetings shall be open to the public. At least one of such meetings shall begin after 6:00 p.m. At one of its December meetings, the board shall provide by resolution for the exact date, time and place of its monthly meetings for the immediately following calendar year; provided, however, that, with respect to calendar year 1982, the board shall continue to hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday unless otherwise changed by resolution of the board. Any resolution passed by the board pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be published in the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertisements are published, once a week for two weeks during a period of 30 days immediately following the passage of the resolution. The board of commissioners may hold such additional meetings as shall be necessary when called by the chairman or any three commissioners, provided all members of the commission shall have been notified at least three days in advance of such special meeting. No official action shall be taken except in a meeting which is open to the public. Any three of the commissioners, or the chairman and any two commissioners, shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the board of commissioners. If a quorum is not present 30 minutes following the scheduled hour for convening, the chairman, or the vice-chairman, or in their absence, the county manager (or his/her designee) may adjourn the meeting until the next day or, by unanimous consent, those present may select another hour and day. If during the meeting there ceases to be a quorum, all business must stop; except that the board, by majority vote to be recorded in the minutes (naming those present at the time of the vote) may:

(1)

Fix another day at which to reconvene;

(2)

Adjourn and return at the next regular meeting; or

(3)

Recess to determine if a quorum will be present within a short period of time.

However, no official action on any matter (that is, any official decision, ruling or other official act) shall be taken except in a meeting of the commission open to the public, and the chairman and all other members of the commission shall be required to vote on any matter, and the vote of the chairman and each member shall be duly recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the commission; provided, further, that, in the event the chairman or any other member is bona fide physically ill to the extent that he is unable to attend a meeting or in the event the chairman or any other member disqualifies himself on the grounds that a possible conflict of interest as described in section 107 and section 115 of the Ethics Code of Cobb County [Code §§ 2-47, 2-55] exists, or reasonably appears to exist, then the remaining members may act on the matter by the affirmative vote of not less than three such members. No other official action shall be taken except upon the affirmative vote of at least three commissioners or two commissioners and the chairman. The chairman shall have the same rights and privileges of the other commissioners with respect to rights to make motions, debate, and vote. In the absence of the chairman and vice-chairman, the county manager shall determine whether a quorum is present, and if a quorum is present, shall call for the election of a temporary chair. The temporary chair shall preside over that meeting or until the conclusion of the business immediately pending at the time the chairman or vice-chairman arrives.

The board of commissioners shall have full authority to adopt rules relating to the procedures for conducting its meetings, including such matters as parliamentary procedure, executive session meetings, minutes, its agenda, consent agenda, nonagenda items, voting procedures, public participation at its meetings, appointments, and decorum of debate. All procedural rules adopted by the board of commissioners must be adopted by a four-fifths vote of the entire commission at a regular or special meeting of the board of commissioners. The procedural rules so adopted cannot conflict with the rules stated herein, and must not conflict with the rules stated in O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3 and O.C.G.A. § 50-14-4, as these sections may be amended from time to time. Procedural rules so adopted by the board of commissioners may be amended by a four-fifths vote of the entire commission at a regular or special meeting of the board of commissioners, provided notice has been given of the amendment(s) at the meeting prior to the vote on the amendment(s).

(1964 Ga. Laws (Ex. Sess.) (Act No. 22), page 2075, § 9; 1965 Ga. Laws (Act No. 57), page 2192, § 1; 1973 Ga. Laws (Act No. 583), page 3305, § 1; Mo. of 12-14-82; 1982 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1000), page 4111, § 1; Ord. of 6-11-91, § 1)