Sec. 2-183. - Meetings of the board.

The juvenile hearing board shall meet not less than once each month. The juvenile prosecution officer shall give notice of the matters to be heard to the board, to the chief of police, and the juvenile offender and his/her parents, not less than seven days prior to the date of the hearing. A majority of the members of the juvenile hearing board shall constitute a quorum, and its proceedings shall be closed to the public. Matters heard before the juvenile hearing board are confidential and the provisions of the Rhode Island Open Meetings Act shall not apply to such proceedings. The juvenile hearing board shall elect one from its members as its chair, and one as its vice-chair. In the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall be the presiding officer. A majority of the members present shall be required to take any action. The juvenile hearing board shall have the power from time to time to draft rules governing its proceedings or to amend or repeal any rules theretofore adopted, subject to the approval of the city council.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 2-183; Ch. 604, § V, 6-3-14; Ch. 708, § I, 5-15-18)