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~~G 1 F 22 members, he or she shall be counted as present for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. The board may compel the attendance of an absent member by ordering the sheriff to take the member into custody. Rule 29. 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 30. Quorum at Public Hearings. A quorum of the board must be present at all public hearings required by law. Rule 31. Minutes. Minutes shall be kept of all board meetings. Rule 32. Appointments. The board shall use the following procedures to make appointments to fill vacancies: (a) When the vacancy or vacancies is in the Board of commissioners itself, the procedure shall be as follows: The chair shall open the floor to nominations, whereupon the members shall put forward and debate names of possible appointees. After the debate, 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 the member's ballot. (b) When the vacancy is in another board, commission or other public body over which the Board of Commissioners has power of appointment, the procedure shall be as follows: The board shall go into executive session to consider the appointment. Following such consideration and at least seven (7) days before making an appointment discussed in such executive session, the board shall present at an open meeting and simultaneously make available for public inspection in the office of the clerk to the board, a written list of the persons then under consideration for the appointment. Final action on the appointment to other boards, commissioners, or other public bodies shall be taken in open session. Rule 33. Reference to Robert's Rules of Order. To the extent -10-