Meeting and Voting Procedures

(1) The Board shall act in accordance with the procedures set forth in Robert's Rules of Order or any other recognized procedures which may be adopted by the Board; provided that in the event of a conflict between such procedures and 810 CMR 2.00, 810 CMR 2.00 shall govern, and provided further that any failure on the part of the Board to act in accordance with such procedures shall not invalidate any actions taken by the Board. (2) The Board may vote to conduct a public hearing on any Project Proposal, in addition to any public hearing which the Agency is required to conduct under 810 CMR 2.05(3) (3) No Board member shall participate in the approval of a Project or in consideration of any other matter in which the Board member or any member of his or her immediate family has a direct or indirect present or future financial interest or which would financially benefit such person in any way. Compliance with the requirements placed upon a state employee under M.G.L. c. 268A shall constitute presumptive compliance with the requirements of the preceding sentence. Any disclosure, report or other writing filed by a Board member with the State Ethics Commission under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 268A shall also be filed with the Board.