Title 5 — Government Operations

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of any elected or appointed board or commission shall be prohibited from acting or participating in discussion on any matter in which he is a principal, has a financial interest in, or acts as an agent for anyone other than t…

Until the expiration of two years from the date of an election in which he was a candidate, no person who is a candidate for public office shall be eligible for appointment to any Board or Commission (whether heretofore or hereafter created) whose members are appointed by the Gov…

No person whose appointment requires legislative concurrence shall simultaneously serve on more than one Board or Commission. SOURCE: GC § 5202 added by P.L. 14-6:10.

Commissions. (a) A member of a board or commission shall be compensated in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for attending a board or commission meeting, such compensation not to exceed One-Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month. Civil Service Commissioners shall, without limitat…

(For the law governing travel of board and commission members, see 5 GCA § 23104.)

Unless the provisions of law governing the removal from a particular board or commission are to the contrary, the unexcused absences of a member of a board or commission from three consecutive regular meetings of the board or commission shall constitute a cause for removal of the…

The chairman of each board or commission shall submit a quarterly report on the attendance of the members of the board or commission to I Maga’lahi (the Governor) and I Liheslatura (the Legislature), and shall also post the attendance reports on the agency, board, or commission w…

(For the law governing the conduct of meetings in general, see 5 GCA Chapter 8, the Open Government Law. For specific quorum requirements, see the law governing each specific board or commission.)

(For the law governing representation of both sexes on boards and commissions, see 4 GCA § 2105.)

(For the law governing appointments generally, see 4 GCA § 2101, § 2102 and § 2103.)

(For the law governing employment in or contracting with the agency or instrumentality of a former member of its governing board, see 4 GCA § 2104.)

(For the laws governing rulemaking by boards and commissions -- and others within the Executive Branch -- see 5 GCA Chapter 9, Administrative Adjudication Law.)

(For law governing the maximum salary which a board or commission can give to an employee governed by it, see 4 GCA §6103, and specific law governing each agency, especially the Department of Education.) 2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department …

(For law requiring annual reports from each board and commission, see 5 GCA § 1507.)

(a) Development of Training and Curriculum. Each board or commission shall have an educational program established to prepare its members for the duties of the board or commission to which they are appointed. Such educational program shall cover procurement laws, as applicable, a…

[Repealed.] SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-191:3. Repealed by P.L. 28-076:8 (Nov. 25, 2005), effective January 1, 2007 pursuant to P.L. 28-076:9.

I Maga’lahen Guåhan [Governor of Guam] shall designate, preferably during the month or week in which volunteers are recognized, one (1) day per year for recognition and appreciation of individuals serving on all boards and commissions. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-191:4.

Meeting. [Repealed.] SOURCE: Added as an uncodified law by P.L. 26-76:56 (Mar. 12, 2002). Repealed by P.L. 30-113:1 (Mar. 11, 2010). 2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of Education to the Guam Public School System. P.L. 30- 050:2 (July 14,…

(a) No action, motion or resolution of any board or commission of the government of Guam may be taken in secret or by secret ballot. This provision shall not apply to the Guam Parole Board. (b) All members present are required to vote on every action or resolution of the board, f…

(a) Board and commission members may participate in regular and special meetings via video teleconferencing. The board or commission member shall submit a written request to participate in regular and special meetings via video teleconferencing to the Chairperson. Such request sh…

(a) Boards and commissions shall broadcast regular and special meetings via video live streaming applications. (b) Boards and commissions shall develop rules and regulations and education on the use of video live streaming for their members, in consultation with the Office of Tec…

For purposes of this Article only: (a) Agency, instrumentality, or entity shall mean the Department of Education, the Guam Power Authority, the Guam Waterworks Authority, the Guam Housing Corporation, the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority, the Public Defender Service Corpo…

The governing Boards for all agencies, instrumentalities, or entities shall issue performance reviews of the Chief Executive selected for that agency six (6) months after appointment of the said Chief Executive and every twelve (12) months thereafter that the Chief Executive is r…

The performance reviews required under this Act shall be made public and the availability of these reviews shall be published by the respective Governing Boards issuing the aforementioned reviews by newspaper of general circulation or by radio or television which is reasonably ca…