| (a) The presiding officer shall preside at all meetings of the commission. The presiding officer shall direct the order of the meeting in accordance with its agenda, recognize persons to be heard, set reasonable and necessary time limits for speakers, maintain and enforce appropriate standards of conduct, and take any other action necessary in his or her discretion to clarify issues and preserve order. When the presiding officer is absent, the vice-presiding officer shall perform all duties under this subsection. (b) Commission meetings shall be conducted in accordance with rules and procedures set forth in the most recently published edition of Robert's Rules of Order. (c) With unanimous consent of all commissioners present, any provision or requirement of this section may be waived. (d) No action of the commission that otherwise complies with law shall be void or invalid because the action was taken in
violation of a rule or procedure established by this section.
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