Attorney General Opinion No.

Estel L. Landreth, DDS President Kansas Board of Dental Examiners 3601 S.W. 29th Street, S-134 Topeka, Kansas 66614-2082

Dear Dr. Landreth:

You inquire whether the dental board may legally raise its quorum from that established by common law. The answer to this question will have a direct impact upon compliance with the requirements of the Kansas open meetings act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq. One of the elements of a meeting subject to the KOMA is the presence of a majority of a quorum. Thus, we first examine the meaning of a quorum and a majority.

A quorum is ordinarily a simple majority of…