(a) A member who leaves a board meeting after the board has been duly called to order and is absent for the remainder of the meeting, without first obtaining the consent of the chair, shall be charged with an unexcused absence for that meeting. The consent of the chair may be given only in an emergency beyond the control of the member that requires the member to leave the meeting.
(b) If a member is absent from more than 50 percent of a regular meeting, the member will be deemed absent and the absence will count against the member, unless the board, by rule, provides otherwise. (Ord. Nos. 14180; 14326; 20488; 30555)