Section 351.1.1. General agency description.

       1.1(1) Board established. The Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board is established as an independent agency of the executive branch of state government with the authority, powers, and duties set out in Iowa Code chapters 68A and 68B and Iowa Code section 8.7. The board is a “regulatory agency” as defined in Iowa Code section 68B.2(23).

       1.1(2) Election of officers. On an annual basis at the board’s first in-person meeting after April 30, the members shall elect a chair and vice chair, and members may be reelected or elected to a different office.

       1.1(3) Board meetings. Meetings of the board are held at the call of the chair or at the request of at least four members of the board. The chair sets the time, place, and date of the meetings except when a meeting is requested by at least four members of the board. Meetings shall be held in compliance with the open meeting requirements in Iowa Code chapter 21. Minutes of meetings are available for viewing via the board’s Web site at www.iowa.gov/ethics. A person who wishes to be placed on the board agenda shall file an oral or written request with the board’s executive director at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

       1.1(4) Voting and procedure. Four board members constitute a quorum for conducting the business of the board. An affirmative vote of four board members is required for a motion to pass. The meetings shall be generally conducted according to rules of parliamentary procedure.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 68B.32 and 68B.32A.

[Editorial change: IAC Supplement 4/8/09; ARC 8287B, IAB 11/18/09, effective 12/23/09]