The Chairperson shall preside [over] all the meetings of the Board, shall be in charge of all administrative operations and shall represent the Board in all matters related to legislation and legislative reports, but any member may set forth his/her [dissenting] or supplementary opinion. The Chairperson shall also represent the Board when conferences or communications with other heads of agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are required. In case of the absence of the Chairperson or his/her inability to fulfill his/her obligations, the Board shall temporarily designate one of its members to assume the office of Chairperson until the cause or circumstance that required said designation ceases or is corrected. History —Sept. 12, 1996, No. 213, § II-4.
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