(a)
- (1) The Boiler Inspection Division is generally divided into an office staff and a field staff.
- (2) The field staff is composed of boiler inspectors.
(b)
- (1) The Boiler Advisory Board was created by the General Assembly, Arkansas Code § 20-23-201 [repealed], to assist the division regarding the adoption and amendment of rules, as well as to provide advice and counsel to the division on other matters.
- (2) The board consists of four (4) members, with the Director of the Division of Labor serving as ex officio chair.
(c)
- (1) All public meetings, including meetings of the board, will be conducted pursuant to Robert’s Rules of Order and in conformity with the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 et seq.
- (2) Regular meetings will be held quarterly.
- (3) Special meetings may be held on the call of the chair, but in no event shall the board meet more than four (4) times a year.
- (d) A quorum for the transaction of business by the board is three (3) members.
(e)
- (1) The division or the board may create standing and ad hoc committees.
- (2) The director/chair will select members of committees.
- (3) A quorum for the transaction of committee business is a majority of the number of voting members of the committee.
(f)
- (1) The Chief Inspector of the Boiler Inspection Division will prepare the agenda for regular and special meetings of the board.
- (2) The agenda will be distributed to board members and division staff and made available to the public in advance of the meeting.
- (3) The agenda should state specifically the items that will be considered at the meeting.
(4) The agenda should include the following topics as applicable:
- (A) Call to order;
- (B) Review of minutes;
- (C) Old business;
- (D) New business;
- (E) Other business;
- (F) Adjudicatory hearings;
- (G) Rulemaking hearings; and
- (H) Public comment.
(5)
- (A) The order of the agenda items is intended to be flexible and may be adjusted to meet the needs of the division.
- (B) Additionally, the agenda may be amended by appropriate motion.