0167.1 - VOTING

All regular and those special meetings of the Board at which the Board is authorized to perform business shall be conducted in public. No act shall be valid unless approved at a meeting of the Board by a majority vote of the members elected or appointed to and serving on the Board who are authorized to vote (see Voting as defined in Bylaw 0100) and a proper record made of the vote. Meetings of the Board shall be public and no person shall be excluded therefrom.  M.C.L. 380.1201

Unless specifically authorized by Michigan conflict of interest laws, any Board member's decision to abstain shall be recorded and be deemed to acquiesce in the action taken by the majority. Failure to vote, absent a statutory exception or other reasonable ethical basis, constitutes a breach of the Board member’s duty as a public official. In situations in which a specified number of affirmative votes is required and abstentions have been noted, the motion shall fail if the specified number of affirmative votes have not been cast. In situations in which there is a tie vote and the abstention represents the deciding vote, the motion shall fail for lack of a majority.  184 Mich App 681, 684 (1990)

All actions requiring a vote may be conducted by voice, show of hands, or roll call provided that the vote of each member be recorded. Proxy voting shall not be permitted. If a vote is not conducted by roll call, any member may request a roll call vote.

Revised 5/9/11

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