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Meeting ended after lack of quorum; absence waivers not granted
Summary
A scheduled meeting was adjourned after officials said the body did not have a quorum and could not grant requested absence waivers, preventing any formal business from proceeding.
A scheduled meeting ended early after officials determined the group did not have a quorum, and staff said absence waivers requested by several members could not be granted.
The issue arose during roll call, when staff called the list of members and then announced, “We do not have quorum. However, several board members have requested an absence waiver. Due to lack of quorum, we're unable to grant an absence waiver tonight.” The staff member then closed the session, saying, “That'll conclude today's meeting. Thank you.”
Because the meeting lacked a quorum, no motions, votes, or routine business items were taken. Staff indicated absence waivers had been requested by multiple members but that the body lacked authority to grant them without a quorum present.
Roll call included calls for Chair Francisco Heretics, Vice Chair Olga Granda and members Maria Nipoles, Nelson Delgado, Christina Cuervo, Gary Feinberg, Odalys de Yure and Juan Valadez. The staff announcement that quorum was not met came immediately after that roll call.
With no quorum present, the meeting was adjourned and no calendar items on the agenda were acted on. The session closed with staff's brief adjournment announcement.
