A. All meetings of the zoning board of appeals shall be held at the call of the chairman or at the request of a majority of the members of said board. All hearings conducted by the zoning board of appeals shall be open to the public.
B. The zoning board of appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon every question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official action. Findings of fact shall be included in the minutes of each case of a requested variation, and the reasons for recommending or denying such variation shall be specified.
C. Every rule or regulation, every amendment or repeal and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the zoning board of appeals shall be filed immediately in its office and shall be a public record. The zoning board of appeals shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with the Illinois Compiled Statutes in such case made and provided 1 .
D. No hearing shall be conducted without a quorum of the board being present, which shall consist of a majority of all the members. Any absent member who certifies that he has read the transcript of the proceedings before the board may vote upon any question before the board. (1981 Code)
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1 | 1. 65 ILCS 5/11-13-3. |