WAC 296-05-207   Other regulations that apply to council meeting conduct.  (1) All council meetings must be open to the general public. Members of the public cannot be required to register his/her name, give any information, or fulfill any condition prior to attending council meetings. All council meetings must be conducted according to the provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW, the Open Public Meetings Act and chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act. The following WSATC activities must take place in open public meetings:

     (a) All transactions of official business;

     (b) All commitments or promises;

     (c) All collective discussions;

     (d) All collective decisions; and

     (e) All council actions.

     (2) The approval or disapproval of committee programs, plant programs, or amendments to those programs can only occur at regular quarterly meetings unless the council is responding to a court mandate, which can occur at a special meeting under WAC 296-05-203.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.04 RCW and RCW 19.285.040. 11-11-002, § 296-05-207, filed 5/4/11, effective 7/25/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.04.010, 2001 c 204, and chapter 49.04 RCW. 01-22-055, § 296-05-207, filed 10/31/01, effective 1/17/02.]