7c Commission Bylaws Revision pertaining to Committees
Item Number: 7c_attach Meeting Date: March 10, 2020 Port of Seattle Commission Bylaws Selected Committee Provisions Audit Committee. Each commissioner is required to serve at least a single one-year term on the Audit Committee before completing their fourth year in office [Article II, Section 8]. Committee Membership. 1. No more than two commissioners may serve on any committee [Article V, Section 1]. 2. Both commissioner committee members must be present to establish a quorum of the committee [Article V, Section 1]. 3. Non-commissioners may not vote and do not count toward quorum [Article V, Section 1]. 4. Merely the receipt of reports, briefings, or testimony constitutes "action" [RCW 42.30.020(3)] and therefore requires the presence of a quorum; i.e., votes are not the only activity requiring quorum. 5. Policy directives and governance content must be reviewed by an appropriate committee [Article V, Section 6]. 6. Robert's Rules of Order governproceedings of the commission, and by extension, its committees [Article VI, Section 1]. 7. Unassigned commissioners are discouraged from attending committee meetings due to commission quorum considerations [Article V, Section 7]. 8. Nevertheless, there is a procedure for providing for the attendance of a third (or more) commissioner(s) at a committee [Article V, Section 7]. 9. Committee membership is determined by consensus by the end of January each year [Article V, Section 3]. 10. The commission president is the tie-breaker in assigning committee membership [Article V, Section 3]. 11. Committees must keep records [Article V, Section 8]. 12. Committees must have charters [Article V, Section 2] and their charters may include more restrictive requirements than the bylaws. Bylaws affecting committee proceedings List revised March 2, 2020
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