§ 403. Organization; expenses
(a) The Legislative Council shall meet immediately following the appointment of its membership to elect a chair and a vice chair and to organize and conduct its business. The members of the Council shall adopt rules for the organization of the Council and the operation of its personnel. The Council may meet as often as it deems necessary, and a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Meetings may be called by the Chair or by a majority of the members.
(b) The Legislative Council shall employ such professional and secretarial staff as are required to carry out its functions and fix their compensation. 3 V.S.A. chapter 13 shall not apply to employees of the Council unless this exception is partially or wholly waived by the Council.
(c) After July 1, 1972, all of the expenses of the Legislative Council shall be charged to the legislative appropriation, and the Council shall prepare a detailed Legislative Council budget generally in the format of departmental budgets.
(d) The Legislative Council shall have its offices in the State House.
(e) For attending a meeting of the Legislative Council when he or she is not receiving compensation as a member of the General Assembly, a member of the Legislative Council shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation and reimbursement for necessary expenses as provided members of standing committees under 2 V.S.A. § 406. (Added 1971, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 31, 1972; amended 1983, No. 88, § 13, eff. July 3, 1983.)
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