Public Meetings Notice

This website shall provide notice to both regular and special meetings of the PAQC Investigative Panel, Hearing Panel, and full Commission meetings. The notices will be posted as far as possible ahead of meetings, but in no case less than the statutorily required period for each type of meeting. Agendas will be posted here beforehand, and minutes afterward. As the majority of these meetings will be held by videoconference, the ability to request an invitation to log in to watch and listen to the entire meeting except for the executive sessions

Because complaints that have not been formally charged are confidential, any individual case discussed by or voted on by the Investigative Panel will be in executive session and not available to the public.

The PAQC Investigative Panel meets to discuss administrative and disciplinary matters on the second Wednesday of every other month at 4 pm. This is to promote public confidence in the operation of the PAQC and to foster government transparency.

If you would like to attend the open portion of an Investigative Panel meeting, please contact Barbara Baucum at 912-784-1636 or via email: [email protected]

The PAQC is subject to Georgia Open and Public Meetings laws, (O.C.G.A. §§ 50-1-1 through 50-40-84). Some of the important provisions of this law are as follows:

Except as otherwise provided by law, all meetings shall be open to the public.
An agency with state-wide jurisdiction or a committee of such agency shall be authorized to conduct meetings by teleconference; provided, however, that any such meeting is conducted in compliance with this chapter.
The public at all times shall be afforded access to meetings declared open to the public. “Executive session” means a portion of a meeting lawfully closed to the public.
Visual and sound recording during open meetings shall be permitted.
Meetings shall be held in accordance with a regular schedule, but nothing in this subsection shall preclude an agency from canceling or postponing any regularly scheduled meeting.
Every agency subject to this chapter shall prescribe the time, place, and dates of regular meetings of the agency. Such information shall be available to the general public on the agency’s website.
Prior to any meeting, the agency or committee holding such meeting shall make available an agenda of all matters expected to come before the agency or committee at such meeting. The agenda shall be available upon request and shall be posted at the meeting site as far in advance of the meeting as reasonably possible.