Board debates changing quorum and voting rules to simple majority when present
Members discussed chronic quorum problems and proposed allowing a simple majority of members present to decide, rather than requiring a majority of all seats; staff said any change must align with Salem code and return as draft language for council consideration.
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Board members said difficulty assembling the required number of voting members has delayed decisions and proposed increasing alternate members and lowering the voting threshold in practice. One member referenced a written suggestion from an absent colleague: "I would change the voting requirement to a simple majority of the members present when quorum has been reached," which the board discussed as a practical fix to split decisions that previously stalled.
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