Ohio Code § 749.07

§ 749.07.

The board of hospital commissioners shall hold regular meetings at such time and place

as is agreed upon, and shall keep a complete record of its proceedings.  No contract which the board enters into shall be valid until concurred in at a regular

meeting by a majority of all the members thereof, and such concurrence entered on

the minutes of its proceedings. Members of the board of hospital commissioners may attend board meetings by means

of communications equipment authorized under this section by rule of the board, including

by video conference or teleconference.  Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code , board members who attend a board meeting by means of authorized communications equipment

shall be considered present in person at the meeting, shall be permitted to vote,

and shall be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the

meeting. The board of hospital commissioners shall maintain a record of any vote or other action

taken at a board meeting conducted by means of authorized communications equipment.  The record also shall identify the members attending the board meeting by means

of authorized communications equipment. The board of hospital commissioners shall adopt rules designating the communications

equipment that is authorized for use during board meetings.  The board also shall adopt rules that establish procedures and guidelines for using

authorized communications equipment during board meetings and that ensure verification

of the identity of any board members attending board meetings by such means.