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Library board revises bylaws on quorum and meeting rules after debate over representation
Summary
The Sumner County Library Board voted to amend bylaws to define quorum as a majority of seated members excluding vacant seats and adopted the bylaws with other edits after debate about geographic representation and removal language.
The Sumner County Library Board approved amendments to its bylaws on March 26 that change how quorum is calculated and include a set of other edits the board debated for months.
The board adopted language saying a quorum “is a majority of the board excluding vacancies” and that a quorum for the transaction of business shall likewise consist of a majority of the board excluding vacancies. The motion to amend the bylaws was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; the transcript records the board’s “aye” vote and no recorded opposition at the time the motion passed.
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