(a) Creation and dissolution. The presiding officer
may establish ad hoc committees of board members to address specific
subjects, purposes, or ends. In addition, the board, in a regularly
scheduled meeting, may vote to establish ad hoc committees of board
members to address specific subjects, purposes, or ends. Unless continued
in existence by the presiding officer or a vote of the board, ad hoc
committees of the board are abolished the sooner of one year from
the date of creation or when the specific subject, purpose, or end
for which the ad hoc committee was established, have been served.
(b) Membership. The presiding officer of the board
shall appoint members of the board to serve on each ad hoc committee
and shall designate a chair for each ad hoc committee. At least one
dentist member of the board and at least one non-dentist member of
the board shall serve on each ad hoc committee. The board's presiding
officer shall be an ex officio member of each ad hoc committee.
(c) Open Meetings Act. Ad hoc committee meetings shall
be open to the public and held in compliance with chapter 551 of the
Texas Government Code.
(d) Purpose. At the time the presiding officer or the
board establishes an ad hoc committee, the presiding officer will
assign it a purpose, role, responsibility, and goal.
(e) Committee actions. The actions of ad hoc committees
are recommendations only and are not binding unless ratified by the
board at a regularly scheduled meeting, with the exception of action
taken by an ad hoc subcommittee of the executive committee convened
pursuant to section 263.004 of the Act, board rule 107.69 and board
rule 107.100(e).
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