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àà àà àà àà àÌÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌÌò òÓ  ÓÔ€¼ÔAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ó óÔ€XÔÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL.,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌò òDAVID€TROGDON,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àDavidson€ChanceryÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à€€)à àNo.€€96„444„IÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àAppeal€No.ÌCHARLES€TRAUGHBER,€Chairman,à à€€)à à01A01„9609„CH„00426ÌTenn.€Board€of€Parolees,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)ÌÓÓà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à€€)à àÌÔ€¼Ôà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€XÔÌÓÓÌÓÓÓ  Óà àThe€captioned€plaintiff€has€appealed€from€the€dismissal€of€his€ð ðcomplaint€for€ViolationÏof€the€Public€Meeting€Act,€T.C.A.€8„44„101€et€seq.ðð€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€for€which€reliefÏcan€be€granted.€€The€appellant€presents€for€review€the€following€issue:ÌÓÓà àà àWhether€€the€€Tennessee€€Board€of€Paroles,€a€state€administrativeÌà àà àagency,€€is€€required€to€convene€a€public€meeting€as€prescribed€byÌà àà àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€8„44„101€et€seq.€œwhen›€its€members€deliberateÌà àà àtoward€a€decision€to€grant€or€deny€parole€release.ÌÓÓÌà àThe€failure€to€state€a€claim€for€which€relief€can€be€granted€is€determined€from€anÏexamination€of€the€œcomplaint€›€alone€œòòWolcotts›€Financial€Services,€Inc.€v.€McReynoldsóó,€Tenn.ÏApp.€1991,€807€S.W.2d€œ708,€710.›€€The€complaint€states€the€following€facts:à à̛̜à àPlaintiff€is€an€inmate€of€a€state€correctional€institution.€€A€hearing€official€of€theÏTennessee€Board€of€Paroles€conducted€a€parole€hearing€on€August€29,€1995,€andÏrecommended€to€the€Board€that€plaintiff€not€be€paroled€for€the€reasons€that€he€ð ðcontinue€in€AAÏand€disciplinary€reports.ðð€€On€September€26,€1995,€another€employee€of€the€Board€notifiedÏplaintiff€by€letter€that€the€Board€had€denied€parole€for€the€reasons€ð ðseriousness€of€œoffense,›Ïcontinue€in€AA,€and€disciplinary€reports.ðð€€Plaintiff€was€not€notified€of€or€given€opportunity€toÏbe€present€at€any€hearing€or€meeting€of€the€Board€after€August€29,€1995.€€No€public€notice€wasÏgiven€of€any€such€meeting€or€hearing.€€No€summary€or€transcript€of€any€such€meeting€wasÏpromptly€and€fully€recorded€or€provided€to€plaintiff.€€The€actions€of€the€Board€was€void€as€inÏviolation€of€the€Open€Meetings€Act.ÌÌà àThe€declared€public€policy€of€the€state€is€that€theòò€formation€of€public€policyóó€andòòÏdecisions€in€public€businessóó€shall€not€be€conducted€in€secret.€€T.C.A.€ðð€œ8„44„101.€€(EmphasisÏadded)›ÌÌà àAll€meetings€of€any€governing€body€are€declared€to€be€public€meetings€open€to€theÏpublic€at€all€times€except€as€provided€by€the€Constitution.€€T.C.A.€ðð€8„44„102(a).à à̛̜à àð ðGoverning€Bodyðð€means€any€body€of€two€or€more€members€with€authority€to€makeÏdecisions€or€recommendations€to€a€public€body€on€policy€or€administration.€€T.C.A.€ðð€8„44„102(b)(1).ÌÌà àA€ð ðMeetingðð€means€the€convening€of€a€governing€body€of€a€public€body€for€which€aÏquorum€is€required.€€T.C.A.ðð€8„44„102(b)(2).€€T.C.A.€€ðð€40„28„502.̛̜à àThe€ð ðOpen€Parole€Hearings€Actðð€states:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€ò ò40„28„502.€Applicable€requirementsó ó.„€(a)€The€followingÌà àà àrequirements€apply€to€parole€board€hearings:ÌÌà àà à€€€€(1)€€In€€accordance€€with€the€provisions€of€title€8,€chapter€Ìà àà à44,€€part€€1,€€parole€hearings€and€parole€revocation€hearings€Ìà àà àshall€€€be€€open€€€to€€€the€€€public,€€€except€€€as€€€provided€€€in€Ìà àà àsubsection€(b).€à àà àÌÓÓÓÓÌà àà à€€€€(2)€€The€€vote€€of€€each€€board€€member€€on€€each€€formal€Ìà àà àaction€€shall€€be€€recorded.€€€Formal€€actions€include,€but€are€Ìà àà ànot€€limited€€to,€€the€€€granting€€€or€€€denial€€€of€€€parole,€€€the€Ìà àà àrevocation€€of€€parole€or€any€actions€taken€under€subsectionÌà àà à(b).Ìœ›à àà à€€€€(b)€The€following€exceptions€and€limitations€apply:ÌÌà àà à€€€€(1)€The€€department€€of€€correction€€and/or€€the€€board€of€Ìà àà àparoles€€may€€restrict€€the€€number€œof€›€individuals€allowed€to€Ìà àà àattend€€parole€€or€€parole€€revocation€hearings€in€accordance€Ìà àà àwith€€physical€€limitations€€or€€security€€requirements€€of€€the€Ìà àà àhearing€facilities.̛̜à àà à€€€€(2)€The€€department€€of€€correction€€and/or€€the€€board€of€Ìà àà àparoles€€may€€deny€€admission€€or€€continued€€attendance€€at€Ìà àà àparole€or€parole€revocation€hearings€to€individuals€who:Ìà àà à€€€€€€(A)€Threaten€œ€or›€œ€present›€a€danger€to€the€security€of€theÌà àà àinstitution€in€which€the€hearing€is€being€held;Ìà àà à€€€€€€œ(B)›€Threaten€or€present€a€danger€to€the€other€attendeesÌà àà àor€participants;€or€ÌÌÓÓà àà à€€€€€€€(C)€Disrupt€the€hearing.€[Acts€1993,€ch.€336,€€2.]ÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€40„28„103€provides€that€the€Board€of€Paroles€shall€consist€of€sevenÏmembers.ÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€40„28„105€provides€in€pertinent€part:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€(d)€A€€majority€€of€€members€of€the€board€shall€constitute€aÌà àà àquorum€€for€official€administrative€business.€€The€chairman€of€Ìà àà àthe€board€may€designate€individual€parole€board€members€andÌà àà àappoint€€hearing€€officers€€who€€shall€be€authorized€to€conductÌà àà àhearings,€€take€€testimony€€and€make€proposed€findings€of€factÌà àà àand€€recommendations€€to€the€board€regarding€a€grant,€denial,Ìà àà àrevocation€€€or€€€rescission€€€of€€€parole.€€€Such€€€findings€€€and€Ìà àà àrecommendations€shall€be€reduced€to€writing€and€reviewed€byÌà àà àboard€€€members€€who€€€shall€€€adopt,€€€modify€€€or€€€reject€€the€Ìà àà àrecommendations.€€€No€€person€€shall€€be€paroled€nor€shall€the€Ìà àà àparole€of€€any€person€be€denied,€revoked€or€rescinded€without€Ìà àà àthe€concurrence€of€three€(3)€board€members.€€No€board€action€Ìà àà àshall€€be€invalid€because€it€is€based€upon€the€recommendationsÌà àà àof€a€hearing€officer.€€€The€administrative€continuance€of€a€caseÌà àà àwill€€not€€require€€board€€approval.€€Inmates€€whose€parole€has€Ìà àà àbeen€€revoked€€or€€rescinded,€or€who€have€been€denied€parole,€Ìà àà àor€€whose€€grant€of€parole€has€been€rescinded,€may€request€an€Ìà àà àappellate€€review€€by€€the€€board.€€The€€board€€shall€establish€a€Ìà àà àreasonable€€time€€limit€€for€€the€€filing€of€such€a€request.€€If€the€Ìà àà àtime€€limit€€is€€not€met,€the€request€for€an€appellate€review€will€à àÌÓÓÓÓà àà àbe€€denied.€€An€€appellate€€request€will€be€screened€by€a€boardÌà àà àmember€or€designee€and€a€review€will€be€conducted€if€there€isÌà àà ànew€€evidence€€or€€information€€of€€misconduct€€by€the€hearingÌà àà àofficial€€that€€are€€substantiated€€by€€the€record€or€if€there€wereÌà àà àsignificant€€€procedural€€€errors€€€by€€the€€hearing€€official.€€TheÌà àà àappellate€review€will€be€conducted€from€the€record€of€the€firstÌà àà àhearing€and€the€appearance€of€the€inmate€will€not€be€necessary.Ìà àà àIf€€a€€board€€member€€decides€€that€€an€€appearance€€hearing€€is€Ìà àà ànecessary,€€it€€will€€be€€scheduled€€before€€a€€board€€member€€or€Ìà àà àhearing€will€be€prepared€and€the€board€will€vote€after€a€reviewÌà àà àof€€the€€summary€€and€€the€€record€€of€€the€€first€€hearing.€€€The€Ìà àà àdecision€after€an€appellate€review€will€require€the€concurrenceÌà àà àof€three€(3)€board€members.€€The€decision€rendered€after€anÌÓÓà àà àappellant€review€will€be€final.ÌÌà àThe€defendant€takes€the€position€that€the€Board€of€Paroles€acts€in€a€dual€capacity:€(1)€asÏan€agency€with€authority€to€made€decisions€or€recommendations€to€a€public€body€on€policy€orÏadministration€which€requires€a€meeting€with€the€presence€of€a€quorum€of€four€membersÏpresent€and€full€compliance€with€the€Public€Meetings€Acts;€and€(2)€as€a€group€of€individualsÏany€three€of€which€are€authorized€to€make€determination€of€applications€of€individuals€forÏparole,€for€which€determination€no€meeting€of€the€Board€or€quorum€or€compliance€with€theÏPublic€Meetings€Act€is€required.ÌÌà àIt€appears€that€the€August€29,€1995,€was€conducted€by€a€hearing€officer€under€theÏauthority€of€the€above€quoted€statute,€and€plaintiff€complains€of€no€defect€in€that€hearing.€ÏPlaintiffððs€complaint€is€that€the€Board€did€not€hold€an€official€meeting€in€compliance€with€theÏPublic€Meetings€Act€to€act€upon€the€recommendation€of€the€hearing€officer.ÌÌœ›œà 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