§41-9-494. Meetings generally; officers; quorum; maintenance and examination of record of proceedings of board; meetings of board to be open to public.

The board shall hold regular meetings at such time and place within the State of Alabama as it may from time to time determine; provided, however, that the board shall hold at least one regular or one special meeting every 90 days.

At the first meeting of the board, the members thereof shall elect one of their number as chairman and one of their number as secretary. Thereafter, the committee shall annually elect from among its number a chairman and secretary and such other officers as it may from time to time determine necessary and appropriate for the conduct of board proceedings. Vacancies in the office of chairman and secretary and in other offices as provided in this section shall be filled by the board from among the membership of the board for the unexpired term. The chairman of the board or any eight members of the board may call a meeting at any time he or they consider that business demands that a meeting should be held. The chairman and any 12 members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at all regular or special meetings.

A thorough record of all meetings of the board shall be kept by the secretary. On the call of any member, the vote upon any pending question shall be taken by ayes and nays, and the same shall be entered on the record. A record of the proceedings of the board shall be open to the Governor and to the public at all reasonable times. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.

(Acts 1969, No. 1115, p. 2050, §5.)