Committee tightens voting and remote-participation rules; forwards policy for second reading

Jul 22, 2025

Members revised Policy 183 to bar proxy voting and to prevent absent members from having their opinions read into the record by others; the committee also confirmed closed-session remote participation is not permitted and advanced the policy for further consideration.

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The Policy Committee revised and advanced Policy 183, renaming it to "Board member voting and participation in meetings," and approved language that prohibits proxy voting and bars absent members from having their opinions or concerns read into the record by others during meetings. The committee also confirmed that remote participation in closed sessions is not permitted.

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