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some kind of a sub -committee, or study group to go out and gather facts, that's permitted. Discussions between two or more members of the Board, but less than a quorum is permitted, concerning the selection of Board's officers. And the rest don't seem to apply. So two of you can talk about Board business, no more than two. A group of more than that but less than a quorum can be assigned to go out and gather facts and come back with a report. Those are the two most, I think, probable exceptions that you might wish to take advantages. SANTANGELO: So if four of us end up in the same place having lunch, that's cool? WURDEMAN: But you got to be careful about discussing Board business. I'll try and put everything together and get it to you through Rudy. Questions will come up, people will come before you, and I'm confident, allege violations. When they do, you should consult with myself or a member of my department or whatever attorneys might be assigned to you. Don't be intimidated by this and be careful about, I know there's people who are here who have been on the Council who know that there are people who come in and make wild allegations about Sunshine Law violations, normally without substance. But sometimes they become intimidating and really, the important thing is that you do your duty and don't let some of these people who have more leisure time than the rest of us do to come to meetings disrupt you. Any questions on that? Okay, the third is Rules of Procedure. There are Rules of Procedure that Rudy supplied to everyone that were adopted by the last Commission and which are still in effect. There are things in there that you may or may not like. My recommendation is that since they are in effect, you start off with those rules and if you wish to make a change, there is a 30 -day notice requirement for a public hearing. SANTANGELO: Do you have to have a public hearing? WURDEMAN: Yes, to change a rule. It's the law. So perhaps you might consider scheduling a Public Hearing early on and the question of rules can be debated and any changes made pursuant to what comes up at that hearing. In the meantime, you can operate with these rules. BALOG: One question. In Rudy's outline, he said that we should look at when we would like to schedule our meetings. But if you're saying you're going by the rules that were adopted, it already says that on the 3`d Wednesday of each month, at 3:30, we'll meet. So, do we have to have a hearing on what day and what time? WURDEMAN: You can change that, but you're going to have the rules to change it. You can have a special meeting, but a special meeting has to be noticed in the newspaper, and that kind of stuff, it is a special meeting. 4