Section 17.97. Meetings

(a) Section 518 of The Administrative Code (71 P. S. § 198) provides that the Joint Committee shall meet upon the call of the Chairman, at a time and place as the Chairman shall designate, and at other times and places as the Joint Committee may designate by rule.

(b) The Joint Committee shall meet upon the call in writing of any two members of the Joint Committee at a place in Harrisburg and at the time designated in the call, provided that notice of the call shall have beengiven in person or by telephone or telegraph to a member of the Joint Committee at his address furnished to the Secretary of the Joint Committee for that purpose at least 24 hours prior to the time fixed for the meeting.

(c) The Chairman of the Joint Committee shall preside at meetings of the committee. In his absence one of the following persons in the order stated shall preside:

(1) The Vice Chairman.

(2) The governmental members in the order specified in § 17.91 (relating to composition of the Joint Committee).

(3) The public members in their order of seniority.

(4) Alternates of the governmental members in the order of precedence of their respective designators.

The provisions of § 17.97(c) amended by JCD Order No. 6, dated May 21, 1970, 1 Pa.B. 10. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (0126).