SEC. 2.104. QUORUM.
§ 2.104
A majority of Board of Supervisors members constitutes a quorum for conducting business, with provisions allowing remote participation via teleconferencing for members on medical leave related to pregnancy or parental leave after the Board adopts a policy. All members present must vote yes or no unless excused by majority vote, and the Board must establish parental leave policies for its members.
For the Board of Supervisors to do business, more than half of its members need to be present. Members can join meetings by phone or video if they have a health care provider's note saying they can't attend in person due to pregnancy or related conditions, or if they're on parental leave after a child's birth or adoption—but only after the Board formally allows this. Every member who shows up has to vote yes or no on each question, unless the majority votes to let them skip voting. If there aren't enough people present, the members who are there can force absent members to come back.
- Complex:The section contains multiple conditional provisions, cross-references to Government Code and the Charter, and layered requirements about when teleconferencing is allowed that require careful reading to parse fully.
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Official text
(a) The presence of a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors at a regular or special meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The term "presence" shall include participation by teleconferencing or other electronic means as authorized by Government Code Section 54953(b) or any successor legislation after the Board of Supervisors has adopted an ordinance pursuant to subsection (c) allowing such participation when the member is physically unable to attend in person, as certified by a health care provider, due to the member's pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition. The Board of Supervisors may also, as part of a parental leave policy adopted pursuant to subsection (c), authorize a member to participate in meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means when the member is absent to care for his or her child after birth of the child, or after placement of the child with the member or the member's immediate family for adoption or foster care. In the absence of a quorum, a smaller number of members may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and under the penalties established by the Board of Supervisors.
(b) The Board of Supervisors shall act by a majority, two-thirds, three-fourths, or other vote of all members of the Board. Each member present at a regular or special meeting shall vote "yes" or "no" when a question is put, unless excused from voting by a motion adopted by a majority of the members present.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Charter Section 10.101, the Board of Supervisors shall adopt parental leave policies for its members, including, but not limited to, authorization to participate in meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means pursuant to subsection (a) and subject to the restrictions listed in that subsection.
(Amended by Proposition B, Approved 11/7/2006)