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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
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Chapter 17-15. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS |
Section 17-1502. ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
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1502.1Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(e), the Board shall consist of seven (7) members. Four (4) members shall be Professional Engineers licensed in various disciplines, two (2) members shall be Professional Land Surveyors, and one (1) member shall be a public member.
1502.2The Mayor appoints the members of the Board, with the consent of the Council of the District of Columbia, to three-year terms. Members may serve on the Board for no more than three (3) consecutive three-year terms as long as the requirements set forth in D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.07 are met.
1502.3At the first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, the Board shall elect a chairperson. The Board may also choose to elect a vice chair and a treasurer. The vice chair shall preside at meetings or portions thereof when the chairperson is absent. The treasurer shall be responsible for budgeting, tracking, and controlling all Board expenditures.
1502.4The Board shall hold at least four (4) meetings each year at times and places determined by the Board by resolution. The Board shall publish notice of all regular meetings at least one (1) week in advance in the D.C. Register. All meetings are open to the public, except meetings or portions of meetings which the Board closes for executive session.
1502.5The Board may meet in committees smaller than the full Board, but of not less than three (3) members, for carrying out specific functions of the Board, provided that the full Board votes to approve any actions of such smaller committees.
1502.6A quorum of the Board shall equal a majority of the number of legislated positions on the Board.
1502.7After a quorum is established, a majority vote of those Board members present and voting is necessary for the Board to take any official action.
1502.8The current edition of Roberts Rules of Order shall govern the normal proceedings of the Board. Exceptions include hearings that may be disciplinary in nature.
1502.9Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.09(b), each member of the Board shall be entitled to receive compensation in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 1-611.08, and in addition shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, subject to appropriations.
1502.10All applications and requests for which the Board has prescribed a form shall be presented to the Board on the forms.
1502.11Pursuant to the procedures and limitations set forth within Title 2, Chapter 5, subchapter II (Freedom of Information), of the D.C. Official Code, the public may request and receive copies of public records generated by the Board. The public shall direct all requests for copies of the Board's public records, as defined in D.C. Official Code § 2-502, to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs' Freedom of Information Officer.