<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 32-28. - Advisory board 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 calendar 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 exercise all the powers of the chairperson.
               Additional officers may be elected as needed.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Jurisdiction.</span> The advisory board may adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent with this ordinance
               or with other provisions of state law.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Advisory board year.</span> The advisory board shall use the calendar 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 may specify in its rules of procedure or upon
               the request of at least a majority of the advisory board membership. A meeting shall
               be held at least annually and notice of any meetings to the members shall be in writing,
               unless otherwise agreed to by all advisory board members. Meeting dates and times
               shall be posted as far in advance as possible on the door of the meeting site and
               by advertisement in local newspapers or by other means of public dissemination of
               the meeting dates as may be agreed upon by at least a majority of the advisory board
               membership. All meetings shall be open to the public. The Cabarrus County Commissioners
               have the right to call a meeting of the agricultural advisory board at any time for
               any reason.
               
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               (e)
               
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               <span class="ital">Majority vote.</span> All issues shall be decided by a majority vote of the members of the advisory board,
               except as otherwise stated herein.
               
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               (f)
               
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               <span class="ital">Records.</span> The advisory board 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 filed in the office of the advisory board and shall be a public record.
               
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               (g)
               
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               <span class="ital">Administrative.</span> The advisory board may contract with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Cabarrus
               County Center to serve the board for record keeping, correspondence, application procedures
               under this chapter, and whatever services the board needs to complete its duties.
               
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               (Ord. No. 2005-20, Art. V(H), 11-21-05; Ord. No. 2006-10, 6-19-06)
               
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