Alabama Code 41-9-245. Meetings generally; quorum; organization and procedure; officers
Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-9-245
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The commission shall hold an annual meeting at the Capitol building in Montgomery, and eight members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings will be held at such times and places within the State of Alabama as may be considered necessary, desirable or convenient upon call of the chairman or, in the case of his absence or incapacity, of the vice-chairman. However, by four-fifths vote of the commission, such meetings may be held outside the State of Alabama. The commission shall determine and establish its own organization and procedures in accordance with the provisions of this division and the general law. The commission shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, and such officers shall hold office for a period of one year and until successors are elected.