<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 58-44. - Procedure.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Chairperson.</span> The advisory board shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson each year at its
               first meeting of the fiscal year. The chairperson shall preside over all regular or
               special meetings of the advisory board. In the absence or disability of the chairperson,
               the vice-chairperson shall preside and shall have and exercise all the powers of the
               chairperson so absent or disabled. Additional officers may be elected as needed.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Jurisdiction and procedures; supplementary rules.</span> The jurisdiction and procedures of the advisory board are set out in this article,
               except that the advisory board may adopt supplementary rules of procedure not inconsistent
               with this article or with other provisions of law.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Advisory board year.</span> The advisory board shall use the county fiscal year as its meeting year.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Meetings.</span> Meetings of the advisory board shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at
               such other times as the advisory board in its rules of procedure may specify. A called
               meeting shall be held at least every two months. Meeting dates and times shall be
               posted no less than one week before the meeting by giving notice by an electronic
               mail or a mailed notification to each advisory board member, and by posting a copy
               of the notice on the principal bulletin board of the advisory board or at the door
               of its usual meeting room or on the building in an area accessible to the public.
               A copy of the notice shall also be delivered to the clerk to the board of commissioners
               for delivery to the media as well as to other persons who have made requests for notices.
               All meetings shall be open to the public.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Voting.</span> The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the advisory board shall be necessary
               to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of any administrative
               official or agency, to decide in favor of an applicant, or to pass upon any other
               matter on which it is required to act under this article.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Duty to Vote.</span> Once a meeting has been convened, every member, including the chairperson, must vote
               unless excused by a majority vote of those members present. A member who wishes to
               be excused from voting shall so inform the chairperson, who shall take a vote of the
               remaining members. The advisory board may excuse a member from voting, but only upon
               questions involving his/her own financial interest or his/her official conduct or
               on matters on which the member is prohibited from voting under G.S. 14-234. Refusal
               to vote (without just cause) shall be recorded as an affirmative vote.
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               (g)
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               <span class="ital">Records.</span> The advisory board, or its designee, shall keep minutes of the proceedings showing
               the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating
               such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions,
               all of which shall be immediately filed in the Soil and Water Conservation District
               office and shall be a public record.
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               (h)
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               <span class="ital">Administrative services.</span> The advisory board shall contract with the Soil and Water Conservation District office
               to serve the advisory board for recordkeeping, correspondence, application procedures
               under this article and whatever other services the advisory board needs to complete
               its duties. The farmland preservation coordinator will fulfill these and other appointed
               program duties.
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               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="797622">
                  Ord. No. 16-11-01
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               , Â§ 1(Exh. A), 11-1-16)
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