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Sherbow, in this particular instance I think that he
doesn't have command of all of the facts.
There are cases, and there are quite a few
cases when the Board of Public Works must act and does
act without a formal meeting, but with a telephone poll
of members or other procedures. Let me give you one
example that took place some years ago.
A very substantial bond sale had been set up
by the State for a number of weeks. On the day of the
sale the fiscal experts were gathered in Annapolis, they
were able to get here but there was a big snow that day,
and some of the members of the Board of Public Works
couldn't be here. They were available on the telephone.
What happened was that the bids for the bonds were
received. They were found to be in order by counsel.
Fiscal experts advised one member of the Board who was
here that it was permissible to accept the bids. A
telephone poll was taken of the other absent members, and
their concurrence was obtained in that way. This is just
one example of how the Board of Public lVorks sometimes has
to function rapidly and yet not function in public.