(1) Board members shall attend all regularly scheduled Board meetings unless prevented from doing so by reason of court order, subpoena, business with a court which has the sole prerogative of setting the date of such business, conflict with other scheduled business of the Board, conflicting business previously authorized by the Board, death of family member, illness of the Board member, hospitalization of the member’s immediate family, unavoidable travel delays or cancellations, or other extraordinary circumstances as approved by the Board.
    (2) Three consecutive unexcused absences or absences constituting 50 percent or more of the board’s meetings within any 12-month period shall cause the board membership of the member in question to become void, and the position shall be considered vacant. No Board member may be absent from three consecutive regularly scheduled Board meetings unless the absence is excused for one of the reasons stated in subsection (1) of this rule. An absence for any reason other than the reasons stated in subsection (1) constitutes an unexcused absence for the purpose of declaring a vacancy of the Board. An otherwise excused absence is not excused if the Board member fails to notify the Board’s Administrator and Chairperson of the impending absence 48 hours prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting at which the absence will occur or unless the failure to notify the Board’s Administrator and Chairperson is the result of circumstances surrounding the reason for the absence which the Board itself excuses after the absence has occurred. The reason for the absence from a meeting shall be made part of the minutes of that meeting.
    (3) “”Family”” consists of immediate family, nieces, nephews, cousins, and inlaws.
    (4) “”Immediate family”” consists of spouse, child, parents, parentsinlaw, siblings, grandchildren, and grandparents.
Specific Authority 455.207(3) FS. Law Implemented 455.207(3) FS. History-New 1-6-02.