§ 17-106
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§17–106.
(a)The Commission shall determine the times and places of its meetings.
(b)The Commission shall keep minutes in the usual corporate form.
(1)The votes of the commissioners shall be:
(i)taken and recorded for any action that:
1. authorizes, modifies, or rescinds a water or sanitary sewer extension; or
2. adopts or amends a water or sewer program of extensions;
(ii)taken separately; and
(iii)recorded as yeas, nays, or abstentions.
(2)The Commission shall record in the minutes:
(i)the name of a commissioner who votes or abstains;
(ii)the reason for an abstention;
(iii)a brief summary of the matters on which a vote is taken; and
(iv)any disclosure made under § 19–103 of this article.
(d)The minutes shall be open to public inspection at the principal office of the Commission during business hours.
(1)The Commission shall:
(i)except as provided in paragraph
(4)of this subsection, stream live video or live teleconference audio or other audio of the open meetings of the Commission; and
(ii)maintain on its website a complete and unedited archived recording of each open meeting that is livestreamed in accordance with this subsection.
(2)The inability of the Commission to comply with paragraph
(1)of this subsection due to technical failure that entirely prevents or otherwise affects the quality of the live video or audio streaming of a meeting of the Commission does not affect the validity of any action taken by the Commission during the meeting if:
(i)the Commission otherwise complies with this section and the Open Meetings Act; and
(ii)the inability to comply is not due to willful action by the Commission.
(3)In addition to complying with the minutes requirements of the Open Meetings Act under § 3–306 of the General Provisions Article, if the Commission is unable to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, the Commission shall make good faith efforts to record an open session by video or audio and maintain on its website a complete and unedited archived recording of the meeting.
(4)A project site visit or an educational field tour does not constitute an open meeting under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection if no organizational business is conducted.