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AIDA BOOK tiff PAku G©~ 1. APPLICABILITY Rule 1 Applicability of Rules These rules shall apply to all meetings of the Board of Commissioners of Lee County at which the Board is empowered to exercise any of the executive, quasi-judicial, administrative, or legislative powers conferred on it by law. 11. OPEN MEETINGS Rule 2 Meetings to be Open a) The public policy of North Carolina and of Lee County is that the hearings, deliberations, and actions of this Board and its committees shall be conducted openly. b) Except as otherwise provided in these rules and in accordance with applicable law, each official meeting of the Lee County Board of Commissioners shall be open to the public, and any person may attend. C) For the purposes of the provisions of these rules concerning open meetings, an official meeting of the board is defined as a meeting, assembly, or gathering together at any time or place or the simultaneous communication by conference telephone or other electronic means of a majority of the members of the Board of Commissioners for the purpose of conducting hearings, participating in deliberations, or voting upon or otherwise transacting the public business within the jurisdiction, real or apparent, of the Board of Commissioners. However, a social meeting or other informal assembly or gathering together of the members of the Board of Commissioners does not constitute an official meeting unless called or held to evade the spirit and purposes of the Open Meetings Law. Rule 3 Closed Sessions a) Not withstanding the provisions of Rule 2, the Board may hold a closed session and exclude the public, but only upon the following circumstances: 1. To prevent the disclosure of information that is privileged or confidential pursuant to the law of this state or of the United States, or not considered a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes - per N.C. Gen Stat 143-318.11(a) (1). 2. To prevent the premature disclosure of an honorary degree, scholarship, prize, or similar award - per N.C. Gen Stat 143-318.11(a) (2).