Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - GRAIN SORGHUM BOARD
Title 18 - NEBRASKA GRAIN SORGHUM DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION AND MARKETING BOARD
Chapter 1 - GRAIN SORGHUM DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION AND MARKETING BOARD RULES
Section 18-1-001 - Administration of the Board
Current through September 17, 2024
001.01 Officers.
The officers of the board shall be: chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary-treasurer. Officers shall be elected annually at the first regular meeting after either July 17th or whenever a vacancy occurs. The secretary-treasurer shall be bonded under the blanket surety bond required by Neb. Rev.Stat. § 11-201 (Cum. Supp. 1994).
001.02 Term of Office.
The term of office for members of the board shall be for three years beginning July 17, except that the term of the members of the board first taking office on July 17, 1981, shall be as follows:
001.03 Quorum.
No action may be taken by the board unless a quorum is present. A quorum shall consist of four members. Four affirmative votes shall be necessary to adopt any commodity program, to adopt any budget, to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule or regulation of the board, to change the assessment rate, or to authorize the expenditure of funds or the contracting of expenditures from the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization and Marketing Fund. On any other motion before the board, the concurrence of a majority of those present shall be sufficient.
001.04 Board Meetings.
The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4010 (Supp. 1991). The chairperson shall cause due notice to be transmitted to each member not less than ten days prior to the meeting. The board shall be provided with copies of a tentative agenda and any other relevant material in advance of the meeting. Notice and conduct of all meetings, and minutes thereof, shall be in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Law, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-1401 to 84-1414 (Reissue 1994). The board shall conduct its business in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, insofar as they are consistent with this rule.
001.05 Public Participation.
The chairperson may at his or her discretion allow persons who are not board members to speak to the extent that the chairperson determines such participation will not materially impede the progress of the meeting. Ideas and suggestions from grain sorghum growers are welcome. Written input may be sent to the board at:
Nebraska Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization & Marketing Board
P. O. Box 94982
Lincoln, NE 68509
001.06 Assessment Rate.
001.07 Reimbursement for Overpayment of Fees.
Any purchaser or grower who wishes to receive reimbursement for overpayment of fees must submit a written application for the same to the board. Said application shall state the following information:
001.08 Refund of Fee Paid on Mortgaged Grain Sorghum.
001.09 Quarterly Purchase Statements.
The first purchaser shall file his or her statement of the hundredweight of grain sorghum purchased during each quarter on forms provided by the board.
001.10 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year shall be July 1 to, and including, June 30, of the succeeding year.
001.11 Budget.
Prior to the end of each fiscal year, the board shall establish and adopt a budget consistent with limited receipts and the scope of the program for the subsequent fiscal year. Such budget shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting and shall be available for inspection by the public.
001.12 Hearings