Section 1200.170  Board Member Meeting Attendance by Means other than Physical Presence

The Board may allow a member of the Board to attend a meeting of the State or Local Panel or a joint meeting of the State and Local Panels by means of video or audio conference if:

a)         there is physically present at the meeting a quorum of the members of that panel or, in the case of a joint meeting of the State and Local Panels, a quorum consisting of the State Panel Chairman, serving as Chariman of the joint panel meeting, at least two other members of the State Panel, and at least one member of the Local Panel, as required by Section 2.01 of the Open Meeting Act;

b)         except when advance notification is impractical, the member wishing to participate by means of video or audio conference has notified the Board's secretary of this desire prior to the meeting; and  

c)         the member is not able to be physically present at the meeting because of:

1)         personal illness or disability;

2)         the business of the Board; or

3)         a family or other emergency affecting the member.

(Source:  Added at 37 Ill. Reg. 20637, effective December 13, 2013)