The board of trustees shall hold one regular meeting on the third Wednesday of each month except for the month of August at 2:00 p.m. and such special meetings as may be requested by the chairman of the board or by a majority of the members of the board and announced in accordance with law.

All regular and special meetings of the board of trustees shall be held at Bates Technical College, Downtown Campus, 1101 South Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98405, unless scheduled elsewhere, and are open to the general public, except for lawful executive sessions.

No official business may be conducted by the board of trustees except during a regular or special meeting.