68-215-113 - Public hearings and meetings of board Compensation.
68-215-113. Public hearings and meetings of board Compensation.
(a) Reasonable notice of any public hearing shall be given before the date of such hearing and shall state the date, time, place of hearing, and subject of the hearing. Any person who desires to be heard relative to petroleum underground storage tank matters at any such public hearing shall give notice thereof in writing to the board on or before the first date set for the hearing. The board is authorized to set reasonable time limits for the oral presentation of views by any person at any such public hearing.
(b) After opportunity for notice and comment, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations governing petroleum underground storage tanks and shall make such modifications or amendments as the board deems necessary. It shall also be the duty of the board to act as a board of appeals as provided in this chapter.
(c) The board shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings each calendar year at a place and time to be fixed by the board. The board shall also meet at the request of the commissioner or the chair of the board, or upon a written request of three (3) members of the board. Five (5) members constitute a quorum, and a quorum may act for the board in all matters. The board shall select annually a chair from its members. The department shall provide all necessary staff for the board.
(d) Each member of the board, other than the ex officio member, shall be entitled to be paid fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day actually and necessarily employed in the discharge of official duties, and each member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such member's travel and other necessary expenses actually incurred while engaged in the performance of any official duties when so authorized by the board. Such expenses shall be reimbursed in accordance with the comprehensive state travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(e) No member of the board shall participate in making any decision on a case in which the municipality or firm, which that member represents, or by which that member is employed, or in which that member has a direct substantial financial interest, is involved.
[Acts 1988, ch. 984, § 15; T.C.A., § 68-53-113; Acts 2008, ch. 794, § 10.]