Can a deliberative body continue to hear a matter if one member ceases to attend?

The third topic to distinguish and consider is whether a deliberative body can continue to hear a matter if one member ceases to attend (for any reason) partway through. In my view, loss of one or more members partway through does not force the body to stop its hearing, so long as the quorum is never broken. And again, if the governing documents (or statutes) are silent, the quorum is presumed to be a majority. Murray v. Rockyview, supra (paras. 61-64) might support that proposition, but the scope of that judgment is unclear. If it is not on point, there may not be any directly relevant authority. Much the same policy considerations apply here as applied to the second topic.