901:3-63-24 Meetings of the agricultural finance committee.

(A) Committee meetings

(1) Regular meetings of the agricultural finance committee shall be held on the last Thursday of every month provided that there is business to be placed on the agenda. Any person shall be able to obtain notice of regular, special and emergency meetings in accordance with paragraph (B) of this rule.

(B) Notice of meetings

(1) Adequate notice of each meeting shall be given to each member of the board. Notice of the date, starting time and location of a regularly scheduled committee meeting will be posted on the Ohio department of agriculture’s web site and in Gongwer at least ten days in advance of all regularly scheduled meetings.

(2) Notice of special and emergency meetings

Notice of date, time, place, and purpose of a special meeting shall be placed in Gongwer, on the department’s website and sent to media outlets that requested such information, at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting. Notice of date, time, location and purpose of all emergency meeting shall be given to all news media who requested prior notification, published in Gongwer, and on the department’s website.

(3) Any person may obtain prior notice of the date, time, and location of any regularly scheduled, special, emergency, or any of the aforementioned meetings when a particular type of business is to be discussed by requesting prior notification in writing from the “Ohio Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068; or by calling the Rural Development Office at (614) 728-4937.”

HISTORY: Eff 8-25-03

Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03

Rule authorized by: RC 121.22(F), 901.61

Rule amplifies: RC 901.61

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 08/25/2008