Sec. 19a.01.01.03. Commission Meetings

A. General.

(1) The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman or a majority of its members.

(2) A quorum consists of three or more members.

(3) An affirmative vote of at least three members shall be necessary for any action of the Commission.

(4) The Commission shall establish its meeting agenda, and times of special orders for appearances shall be taken promptly as scheduled unless otherwise agreed upon by a majority of the Commission.

B. Except as set forth in §§C and D of this regulation, the Commission shall meet in open session in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Law, General Provisions Article, Title 3, Annotated Code of Maryland. The Commission shall provide notice of its meetings and take and maintain minutes of its meetings in accordance with General Provisions Article, §§3-302 and 3-306, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. In addition to the exemptions to the open meetings requirement set forth in General Provisions Article, §3-305, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Commission may meet in closed session to consider an advisory opinion request under COMAR 19A.01.02 to the extent that consideration of the request would necessarily lead to identification of the subject of the request, and where the subject has not waived the right to protection of his identity afforded by General Provisions Article, §5-303, Annotated Code of Maryland.

D. In addition to the provision of §C of this regulation, the Commission shall meet in closed session whenever it is considering a complaint being processed in accordance with COMAR 19A.01.03, until a final Commission determination is made regarding disposition of the complaint.