§ 12-12-3. Chairperson; meetings; confidentiality; rules of procedure.

(a)

The community policy and management team shall elect a chairperson from among its members who shall serve for a period of one year. All members of the team shall be entitled to vote on all matters, and the decisions of the team shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present and voting. A quorum of five members present shall be required before the team may take official action. A member present but not voting shall be considered in counting a quorum.

(b)

Proceedings held to consider the appropriate provision of services and funding for a particular child or family, or both, who have been referred to a family assessment and planning team and whose case is being assessed by this team or reviewed by the community policy and management team shall be confidential and not open to the public, unless the individuals who are the subjects of the proceeding request in writing that it be open. All information about specific children and families obtained by the community policy and management team or a family assessment and planning team in the discharge of its responsibilities pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential.

(c)

The community policy and management team may establish its own operating and procedural rules, provided they are not contrary to the mandate or spirit of this chapter or sections 2.1-746 through 2.1-759 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, or other laws. (Ord. No. 3601, 11/14/92, Sec. 1)