Board Rules of Procedures
Adopted Date: 4/15/2014
Revised: March 2024
Table of Contents
I. Purpose
II. General
Rule 1. Applicability of Rules
Rule 2. Definitions
III. Meetings
Rule 3. Regular Meetings and Annual Calendar
Rule 4. Special Meetings, Budget Hearings, Workshops and Planning Meetings
Rule 5. Emergency Meetings
Rule 6. Closed Sessions
IV. Elections, Powers, and Duties of the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Chair Pro-Tempore
Rule 7. Annual Selection of Chair and Vice Chair
Rule 8. Powers of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Chair Pro-Tempore
V. Agendas and Agenda Materials
Rule 9. Meeting Agenda
Rule 10. Addendums/Supplemental Agenda Items
Rule 11. Adherence to Clerk of the Board Required Agenda Procedures and Deadlines
Rule 13. Review and Filing of Agenda Items
Rule 14. Supplemental Correspondence and Information
Rule 15. County Counsel Approval as to Form
VI. Conduct of Business
Rule 16. Order of Business
Rule 17. Board Member; Notification of Absence
Rule 18. Quorum and Action
Rule 19. Matters Not on the Agenda/Emergency Items
Rule 20. Consent/Regular Calendar Items
Rule 21. Public Hearings
VII. Procedure and Voting
Rule 22. Quasi-Adjudicatory Hearings
Rule 23. Order and Decorum
Rule 24. Commitment to Civility
Rule 25. Use of Electronic Devices and Documents
Rule 26. Motions – General
Rule 27. Voting
Rule 28. Roll Call Votes
Rule 29. Conflicts of Interest
Rule 30. Motion to Rescind
Rule 31. Motion to Reconsider
Rule 32. Substitute Motion
Rule 33. Ordinances
Rule 34. Planning Matters – Request for Continuance
Rule 35. Planning Matters – Original Jurisdiction
VIII. Duties of County Staff During Board Meetings
Rule 36. County Administrator
Rule 37. County Counsel
Rule 38. Clerk of the Board
Rule 39. Sheriff
Rule 40. Department and Agency Directors
IX. Committees
Rule 41. Board Committees/Assignments and Reporting Requirements
Rule 42. Standing Committees
Rule 43. Ad-Hoc Committees
Rule 44. Communications Outside of Public Hearings (Ex Parte Communications)
X. Other
Rule 45. Board Member Referrals to Staff
Rule 46. Action Summaries and Recordings of Meetings
XI. Participation of the Public
Rule 47. Public Comment / Time Limits
Rule 48. Orderly Conduct
Rule 49. Security and Prohibition of Banners/Signs or other Hazardous Objects
Rule 50. Appointments to Countywide Boards and Commissions
Appendix A. Order of Agenda
Appendix B. 4/5ths and Unanimous Vote Requirements
Appendix C. Governance Standards
Appendix D. Safety Net Contracting Principles