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BOOK 22 raGr 612 Rule 28 Public Hearings Public hearings required by law or deemed advisable by the Board shall be organized by a special order, adopted by a majority vote, setting forth the subject, date, place, and time of the hearing as well as any rules regarding the length of time allotted to each speaker and designating representatives to speak for large groups. At the appointed time, the Chair shall call the hearing to order and preside over it. When the allotted time expires, the Chair shall declare the hearing ended and the Board shall resume the regular order of business. Rule 29 Quorum at Public Hearings A quorum of the Board must be present at all public hearings required by law. Rule 30 Minutes Minutes shall be kept of all Board meetings. Rule 31 Appointments The Board shall use the following procedure to make appointments to fill vacancies in the Board itself or in other boards and public offices over which the Board has power of appointment. The Chair shall open the floor to nominations, whereupon the members shall put forward and debate names of possible appointees. When debate ends, the Chair shall call the roll of the members and each member shall vote. The votes shall not be tallied until each member has voted. Each vote shall be decided by a majority of the valid ballots cast (a majority is determined by dividing the number of valid ballots cast by two and taking the next highest whole number). It is the duty of each member to vote for as many appointees as there are appointments to be made, but failure to do so does not invalidate that member's ballot. Rule 32 Reference to Robert's Rules of Order (RRO) To the extent not provided for in, and not conflicting with the spirit of these rules, the Chair shall refer to RRO to resolve procedural questions. Revised this 5`h day of January 2009. R ~k- t" 9 ",e Richard B. Hayes, Chairma ATTEST: Lee County Board of Commissioners C2 G a y n I I M. Lee, Clerk 12