PHONED-IN VOTE

PHONED-IN VOTE

QUESTION: Can a committee member attend a meeting via phone, vote on a measure, then disconnect?

ANSWER: Board members and committee members alike can attend their respective meetings by telephone, make motions, participate in discussions and vote, provided it's a conference phone or speaker phone where participants can all hear each other. Corp. Code §7211(a)(6); Civil Code §1363.05(k)(2)(B). The statutes address director meetings but the same would apply to committee meetings. So, can a committee member (or director) call in to vote on one measure and then hangup? It may be poor form but there is nothing prohibiting it.