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section (c), a verbatim transcript of the proceedings of Administration meetings <br />shall be made by a duly licensed, official court reporter.The recording secretary <br />or his designee shall be responsible for arranging for the services of such duly <br />licensed, official court reporter to take and transcribe the proceedings of the <br />meeting. Copies of the draft transcript of-a meeting shalt- be provided to one <br />designated representative from each member state within two weeks of a <br />meeting for corrections, but not editing. Corrections agreed upon by these two <br />representatives shall be forwarded to the court reporter and the court reporter <br />instructed to prepare within two weeks a final, corrected transcript. The <br />recording secretary or his designee shall forward a copy of the final, corrected <br />transcript of a meeting to the designated representative from each member state <br />of the Administration within two weeks of his receipt of the transcript from the <br />court reporter. The final, corrected transcript of a meeting shall, upon the <br />approval of the Administration, become the official minutes of that meeting. The <br />official minutes shall be appropriately marked indicating the date of and method <br />of approval and be signed by the chairman. <br />(c) The requirements of using a duly licensed, official court reporter as set out in <br />sub - section (b) may be waived in advance of a meeting upon the agreement of <br />both states. In this event, the recording secretary or his designee shall be <br />responsible for electronically recording a meeting, and for preparing as directed <br />by both states, either a written summary which accurately reflects the <br />proceedings of a meeting and all actions taken by the Administration at such <br />meeting or a verbatim transcript of the meeting. Procedures for the distribution <br />and approval of final corrected transcripts or summaries and designation as the <br />official minutes of a meeting shall be as specified in subsection (b). Any <br />electronic recording of a meeting shall be preserved by the recording secretary <br />but shall not constitute the official minutes of a meeting. <br />6. A quorum for any meeting of the Administration and the casting of votes by <br />representatives of the States on the Administration shall be in accord with Paragraph <br />D of Article VIII of the Arkansas River Compact; and any action by the Administration <br />shall be determined by vote as required by such paragraph D of Article Vill of the <br />Compact. If a quorum is not present at any meeting, the members of the <br />Administration present, one or more, may adjourn from time to time without further <br />notice until a quorum is obtained. <br />7. At each meeting of the Administration, the order of business, unless otherwise <br />agreed, shall be as follows: Call to order; Reading of minutes of last meeting; <br />Approval of minutes of last meeting; Report of Chairman; Report of Secretary; <br />Report of Treasurer; Report of Committees; Unfinished business; New business; <br />Adjournment. <br />8. All meetings of the Administration, except executive sessions, shall be open to the <br />6 ARCA Readopted By -laws 12/9/97 <br />