San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 2 Officers

The presiding officer of the Board shall be the Chair who shall be elected at the first meeting following the appointment of a new Board. The Chair shall preserve order and decorum at regular and special meetings of the Board; shall state each question; shall announce decisions; shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the Board; shall vote on all questions; shall appoint all committees; and shall generally perform the duties of a presiding officer.

The Vice Chair of the Board shall be elected at the first meeting following the appointment of a new Board. The Vice Chair shall preside in the absence of the Chair or upon the request of the Chair. In the event the Chair shall arrive late, the Vice Chair shall relinquish the chair upon conclusion of the business then pending before the Board.

In the event of the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair or their inability to act, the Board Members present shall elect from their membership a Chair Pro Tem to serve during such temporary absence. In the event the Chair or Vice Chair shall arrive late, the Chair Pro Tem shall relinquish the chair upon conclusion of the business then pending before the Board.

A member of the Board may serve as Chair or Vice Chair of the Board until replaced by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board.

The Secretary of the Board shall be the Chief Building Official and shall keep all minutes, prepare the agenda and furnish all members of the Board with a copy of the agenda, plus copies of all correspondence and other papers relating to items appearing on the agenda; and shall follow all legal noticing requirements. Items which are of general interest and not requiring action on the part of the Board need not be included in the agenda, but may be mailed to all members of the Board.

A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.