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297 (3) The adoption and amendment ~f the budget ordinance and the levy of taxes in the budget ordinance are not subject to the provisions of any local act concerning initiative or referendum. During the period beginning with the submission of the budget to the Board and ending with the adoption of the budget ordinance, the Board may hold any special meetings that may be necessary to complete its work On the budget ordinance. Any provisions of law concerning the call of special meetings do not apply during that period so long as (i) each member of the Board has actual notice of each special meeting called for the purpose of considering the budget, and (ii) no business other than consideration of the budget is taken up. This section does not allow the holding of closed meetings or executive sessions by the Board otherwise prohibited by law from holding such a meeting or session, and may not be construed to do so. (22) EXECUTIVE SESSIONS The Board may hold executive sessions as provided by law. It shall commence an executive session by a majority vote to do so and terminate an executive session in the same manner. (23) QUOROM A majority of the membership of the Board of Commissioners shall con- stitute a quorum. The number required for a quorum shall not be affected by vacancies. If a member has withdrawn from a meeting without being ex- cused by a majority vote of the remaining members present, he shall be counted as present for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. The Board may compel the attendance of an absent member by order- ing the Sheriff to take the member into custody. (24) PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearings required by law or deemed advisable by the Board shall be organized by a special order, adopted by a majority vote, setting forth ~he subject, date, place, and time of the hearing as well as any rules re- garding the length of time of each speaker, etc. At the appointed time, the Chairman or his designee shall call the hearing to order and then preside over it. When the allotted time expires or no one who has not yet spoken wishes to do so, the Chairman or his designee shall declare the hearing ended. (25) QUORUM AT PUBLIC HEARINGS A quorum of the Board shall be required at all public hearings required by State law. (26) MINUTES Minu~tes shall be kept of all meetings of the Board. (27) APPOINTMENTS The Board shall use the following procedure to make appointments to various subordinate.Boards and Offices: The Chairman shall open the floor to nominations, whereupon the members shall put forward and debate names of possible appointees. When the debate ends, the Chairman shall call the roll of the members, and each member shall cast his vote. The votes shall not be tallied until each member has voted. Option A. The nominee(s) who receive(s) the highest number of votes shall be appointed. Option B. The voting shall continue until one nominee receives a majority of the votes cast, whereupon he shall be appointed. *** Option A. If more than one appointee is to be selected, then each member shall have as many votes as there are positions to be filled. A member may cast all his votes and cast them for different nominees. Option B. If more than one appointee is to be selected, then each member shall have as many votes as there are positions to be filled. A member may cast all his votes or less than all of them. (28) REFERENCE TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER To the extent not provided for in these rules and to the extent that the reference does not conflict with the spirit of these rules, the Board shall refer to Robert's Rules of Order for unresolved procedural questions. In reference to handicapped parking at shopping centers, Mr. John Boger, County Attorney, reported that North Carolina law states that shopping center operators are responsible for designating areas they want to reserve for handicapped patrons then law enforcement officers could police these parking spaces.