Quorum--Replacement of nonparticipating member

A majority of the voting members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the conduct of all business. At any meeting at which a quorum is not present, whether by reason of the inability of the member to participate or the member's disqualification pursuant to § 51A-2-16 , the Governor or the Governor's designee, temporarily assuming the powers and duties of a member of the commission, shall replace the interested member of the commission. The commission as then composed shall proceed with the matters before it. Source: SL 1969, ch 11 , § 2.11; SL 1970, ch 265 , § 6; SL 1988, ch 377 , § 25; SDCL § 51-16-11; SL 2008, ch 252 , § 5.