The Chair shall be eligible to vote on all matters. The Chair
shall issue the call for and preside at all meetings and hearings;
decide all points of order unless overruled by a majority of the board
in session at the time, establish meeting agendas, represent the board
in certain matters, prepare and submit all reports required by law,
and exercise general supervisory power.
A. Chair's report. At the beginning of each meeting, the Chair
shall report on all transactions that have not otherwise come to the
attention of the board.
The Clerk shall read notices of public hearings and other documents
(as applicable) into the record. The Clerk shall also shall act as
Chair when the Chair is absent or is unable to perform his duties.
He shall have such powers and duties as the Chair shall designate.
In the absence of both the Chair and the Clerk, the Chair shall appoint
an acting Chair prior to the meeting, or the Board members present
shall elect an acting Chair.
In the event that a regular Board member is absent, the Alternate
Member may vote on any other matter before the Board, provided he/she
is otherwise eligible to vote.
Subject to these rules, the Chair shall appoint such standing
subcommittees as may be found necessary or desirable. A vote of the
PAA can establish or dissolve a subcommittee. Meetings of subcommittees
must comply with all rules and regulations applicable to the whole
PAA, including Open Meeting Law.
A PAA member shall not participate in official capacity in matters
in which such participation is prohibited by the Conflict of Interest
Law. The PAA member shall, at any meeting where the particular matter
is discussed, disclose orally the existence of the conflict-of-interest,
remove himself from the meeting room at that and all future times
that the particular matter is being discussed.