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Board tables proposed parliamentary‑rules changes after notice dispute
Summary
A board member said the July packet failed to meet the five‑day notice requirement and cited the Georgia Open Meetings Act; the board attorney advised options and the board voted to table the rules change until the August regular meeting.
The College Park Business and Industrial Development Authority tabled a proposed revision to its parliamentary rules after a board member raised a procedural objection about notice.
Board member Celisa Jefferson said the board received the packet by email on July 23 and argued that "this does not constitute 5 days prior notice," citing the authority's rules. She also said an item listed for executive session raised issues under the Georgia Open Meetings Act, referencing OCGA 50‑14‑3. The board attorney responded that the attorney general's office had received a complaint but "there has been no finding by the attorney general," and outlined options including suspending the five‑day rule by a two‑thirds vote, discussing without voting, or tabling to the regular August 12 meeting.
After discussion about when the packet was published and whether counting from the time the packet was posted met the five‑day requirement, the chair moved to table the parliamentary‑rules revision (item 4a) to the board's August regular meeting. The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
The decision preserves the board's ability to consider the substantive rule changes at a regular meeting, and the attorney recommended either suspending the notice requirement with a two‑thirds vote if the board wished to act sooner or waiting until the August meeting to adopt changes formally.
