Attorney General Opinion No. 1987-152

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1987-152 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quorum must be present before a public body can conduct business. Quorum for the five-member Kansas Board of Polygraphists (Board) is a majority of the total membership, or three members. Kansas case law provides that persons disqualified from voting cannot be counted toward the number necessary for a quorum. Three positions on the Board have been filled by a public member who is not a polygraphist and two privately employed polygraphists. The two positions for law enforcement representatives are vacant due to the lack of qualified persons. The public member of the Board is precluded by law from voting on "technical" matters. Therefore, it is our opinion that, while the Board may lawfully meet and take action on non-technical matters with its current three members, the Board cannot take action on technical matters due to lack of quorum. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 77-201; 1987 House Bill No. 2223, L. 1987, ch. 283.