Item 19 - Revision of the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission Bylaws

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jmf 9/25/20 ETAC By-Laws 10-19-2020 06-15-2021 Page 3 of 5 SECTION 4. Resolutions. All written resolutions shall be designated by number, reference to which shall be inscribed in the minutes and an approved copy shall be filed in the official Book of Resolutions of the Committeession. SECTION 45. Ad-Hoc CommitteesCommissions. The Chair, in consultation with the Commissionttee, may appoint ad-hoc committees Commissions committees created for a specific task on an as-needed basis to study a specific topic or subject and return to the full Commissionttee with a recommendation. SECTION 56. Commissionttee Member Absences. Absence of a commission member from a meeting shall be governed by Section 2-326 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.If a member of the Commissionttee absents himself or herself from two (2) regular meetings of the Commi ssionttee, consecutively, unless by permission of the Commissionttee expressed in its official minutes, or fails to attend at least one-half (1/2) of the regular meetings of the Commi ssionttee within a calendar year, or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a qualified elector of the city [except that members representing the Chambers of Commerce shall not be required to be qualified electors of the City], the office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the city council. A nNotification to the Recording Secretary of non-attendance by either e-mail, telephone or through message relayed by staff or other Commissionttee member may be deemed as an “excused absence” after consideration and vote of a majority of the Comm itteeission. Failure to give notification of non-attendance as described herein shall be deemed as “unexcused.” SECTION 67. Abstentions and Conflicts of Interest. No member of the Commissionttee shall abstain from any vote unless disqualified. If a member of the Commi tteession feels that he/she is disqualified from voting, the member shall openly state the fact and the nature of the disqualification, and then leave the room during the matter’s debate and vote. SECTION 78. Discussion. Each Committeession member may speak for five minutes on an agenda item, if he/she desires. Once all Committee Commission Members have had the opportunity to speak, a Committee Commission Member may speak again when recognized by the chair. SECTION 89. Brown Act Compliance. All proceedings of the CommitteeCommission shall be conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.), as amended from time to time. SECTION 910. Parliamentary Procedures. The current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the authority on all questions of parliamentary procedure, unless in conflict with the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the laws of the State of California or these bylaws. SECTION 101. Amendment of Bylaws. The Bylaws of the CommitteeCommission shall be amended only with the approval by a supermajority, but at least four (4), of the members of the CommitteeCommission at a regular or special meeting, but no such amendment shall be adopted unless at least seven (7) days written notice thereof has been previously given to all members of the CommitteeCommission. Such notice shall identify the section(s) of the bylaws proposed to be amended.