HP1300
LD 1809
Session - 126th Maine Legislature
H "A" to C "A", Filing Number H-812, Sponsored by Willette
LR 2792
Item 4
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following:

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §13080-B, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 166, §1, is further amended to read:

3. Quorum; voting.   Seven members constitute a quorum. Seven affirmative votes are required for the board to take action. A member of the authority who is not physically present at a meeting of the authority may be considered present for purposes of determining a quorum and participate and vote in all proceedings of the authority if that member is participating through combined audio and video means of communication.

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13083-I, sub-§3,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 599, §1, is amended to read:

3. Quorum; voting.   Six members constitute a quorum. Six affirmative votes are required for the board of trustees to take action. A member of the authority who is not physically present at a meeting of the authority may be considered present for purposes of determining a quorum and participate and vote in all proceedings of the authority if that member is participating through combined audio and video means of communication.

summary

This amendment expressly allows a member of the Loring Development Authority of Maine or the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority who is not physically present at a meeting but who is participating through combined audio and video means of communication to be considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum and to participate and vote in all proceedings of the authority.


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