Section 657.1.5. Meetings.

All meetings of the board shall be open and public, and all members of the public shall be permitted to attend any meeting unless Iowa Code section 21.5 or another provision of law authorizes a closed session. Closed session shall only be by affirmative public vote of either two-thirds of the members of the board or all of the members present at the meeting.

       1.5(1) Where held. Meetings of the board shall be held in Des Moines, Iowa, except as designated otherwise by the chairperson.

       1.5(2) Meeting schedule and public notice. The board shall set the dates of its meetings at the first meeting following May 1 of each fiscal year. Notices of meetings shall be routinely posted in the space set aside for that purpose in the office of the board and on the board’s Web site at www.state.ia.us/ibpe. Members of the general public may obtain the dates, times, and locations of board meetings by submitting a request to the Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite E, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4688, or by accessing the board’s Web site.

       1.5(3) Special meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called by the chairperson or upon written request of four of its members.

        a.           The reason for calling a special meeting shall be recorded in the minutes.

        b.           Special meetings shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by statute.

       1.5(4) Minutes of meetings. The executive secretary shall keep a record of all minutes of the board, and these minutes, except as otherwise provided by statute, shall be open to the public for inspection.

       1.5(5) Quorum. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum.