(1) The presiding
member will, if present at a meeting of the Board, preside at that meeting,
and in the absence of that member, the members present (and voting) will
decide who is to preside (and this person must be an ex officio member of the
Board).
(2) 3 of the 4 ex
officio members of the Board constitute a quorum of the Board.
(3) Each ex officio
member of the Board present at a meeting of the Board has 1 vote on a matter
arising for decision at the meeting and, if these votes are equal, the member
of the Board presiding at the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.
(4) An
appointed member of the Board does not have a vote at a meeting of the Board.
(5) A conference by
telephone or other electronic means between the members of the Board will, for
the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Board at which
the participating members are present if—
(a)
notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by
the Board for the purpose; and
(b) each
participating member is capable of communicating with every other
participating member during the conference.
(6) A proposed
resolution of the Board becomes a valid decision of the Board despite the fact
that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Board if—
(a)
notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members of the Board in
accordance with procedures determined by the Board; and
(b) a
majority of the ex officio members of the Board express concurrence in the
proposed resolution by letter, facsimile transmission, e-mail or other written
communication setting out the terms of the resolution.
(7) The Board must
have accurate minutes kept of its meetings.
(8) Subject to this
Act, the Board may determine its own procedures.