(a) All meetings of the board of governors of the association and its investment and audit committees shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the association except as otherwise provided in subdivision (g). This shall apply to meetings conducted in person and via teleconference. Attendance at telephonically conducted meetings by members of the public shall be made available by the publication by the association in its meeting notices as set forth below of a call-in number and passcode that members of the public may use to participate in the meeting. (b) As used in this section, âmeetingâ includes any congregation of a majority of the members of the board of governors or the investment and audit committee, as applicable, at the same time to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item that is within the responsibility of the association as set forth in this article or in the associationâs plan of operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a meeting shall not include any of the following: (1) Individual contacts or conversations between a member of the board of governors and any other person, including, but not limited to, any employee or official of the association, that do not violate subdivision (c). (2) The attendance of a majority of the members of the board of governors or a committee at an industry conference or other gathering organized by a person or organization other than the association, provided that a majority of the members do not discuss among themselves any item that is within the responsibility of the association as set forth in this article or in the associationâs plan of operations. (3) The attendance of a majority of the members, the board of governors, or a committee at a purely social or ceremonial occasion, provided that a majority of the members do not discuss among themselves any item that is within the responsibility of the association as set forth in this article or in the associationâs plan of operations. (c) (1) A majority of the members of the board of governors shall not, outside a meeting authorized by this article, use a series of communications of any kind, directly or through intermediaries, to discuss, deliberate, or take action on any item of business that is within the responsibility of the association as set forth in this article or in the associationâs plan of operations. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed as preventing any employee or officer of the association from engaging in separate conversations or communications outside of a meeting authorized by this article with members of the board of governors in order to answer questions or provide information regarding matters within the responsibility of the association, if that person does not communicate to members of the board of governors the comments or position of any other member or members of the board. (d) All meetings of the association authorized under this article shall comply with the protections and prohibitions contained in Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation of that act. (e) The association shall provide notice of its meetings that are open and public pursuant to subdivision (a). This notice and an agenda of items to be discussed shall be provided at least 10 days in advance of the meeting via the associationâs Internet Web site, and the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the State of California. In addition, members of the public may request notice by regular mail or by e-mail by making a written request to the association for notice of meetings that are open and public pursuant to subdivision (a). Notice may be waived, or the 10-day period modified with respect to any particular meeting by the board of governors of the association upon request submitted to the commissioner stating the need for a modified notice and exige
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