Public Participation Policy

Section 12. Conditions for taking action on items not appearing on posted agenda

(a)  Notwithstanding Section 8, the Commission or a Commission body may take action on items of business not appearing on the posted agenda under any of the conditions stated below:

(1)  Upon a determination by a majority vote of the Commission or a Commission body that an emergency situation exists, as defined in Section 13.

(2)  Upon a determination by a two-thirds vote of the Commission or a Commission body, or, if less than two-thirds of the members are present, a unanimous vote of those members present, that there exists a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the Commission or the Commission body subsequent to the agenda being posted as specified in Section 8.

 (b)  Except when notice is provided under the provisions of Section 13, notice of the additional item to be considered shall be provided to each member of the Commission or the Commission body and to all parties that have requested notice of its meetings as soon as is practicable after a determination of the need to consider the item is made, but shall be delivered in a manner that allows it to be received by the members at least 48 hours before the time of the meeting specified in the notice.  Notice shall be made available to national publications which specifically address tax matters.  Notice shall be provided to the general public by placing it on appropriate electronic bulletin boards or other appropriate mechanisms, whenever the Commission has the electronic capability necessary to do so.