§ 1-20 Meetings and Hearings.
RCNY § 1-20
(a)Meetings. The Loft Board will schedule regular meetings. It may also conduct Special Meetings at the request of the Chair or by affirmative vote of at least five (5) members.
(1)The Chair will determine the order of business at all meetings, but the Loft Board may, by vote, change such order. The Chair will place any matter on the agenda at the request of at least three (3) members. The Chair will place such matter on the agenda within a reasonable time. The Chair may table any matter on the agenda.
(2)The Chair will follow Robert's Rules of Order when conducting all meetings. If these rules conflict with Robert's Rules of Order, these rules control.
(3)All regular meetings and Special Meetings are open to the public. Meetings at which the Loft Board exercises its quasi-judicial functions are closed to the public as provided for in § 108 of the New York State Public Officers Law.
(4)Loft Board staff will prepare draft minutes of every public meeting of the Loft Board and make those minutes available to the Loft Board members and the public no later than two (2) weeks from the date of a meeting.
(5)The Loft Board staff will record all public meetings in digital video format. The recordings will be archived and made available to the public on the Loft Board's website not more than seventy-two (72) hours after adjournment of the meeting. In addition, the Loft Board will make a back-up recording.
(b)Hearings. At the direction of the Chair or by vote of the Loft Board, the Loft Board may conduct public hearings on any matter within its purview under Art. 7-C, including rulemaking. At such hearings, any member of the public may speak or otherwise participate for up to three (3) minutes on the subject before the Loft Board. The time limit on any speaker may be modified or waived at the request of any Loft Board member. (Added City Record 3/1/2023, eff. 3/31/2023)
