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3. To promote inter-governmental cooperation; 4. To provide organizational msahinerp to insure effective comm- uniaatian sad coordination among the participating governmental unite and other governmental unite; 5. To serve sa a vehicle for the collection and distribution oP information oonaerning matters of areawride interest; and 6. To review upon request of any governmental unit within State Region "J" appliaatioas of that unit for any grant in aid, federal, state, or private. The Counoil shall strive to promote harmony and cooperation among its members. It shall seek to deal with regional problems in a manner which is mutually satisfactory, and shall respect the autonomy of all local govern» meats within the State Region "J". ARTICLE IV Memberahis 1. The initial membership of this Council oP Governments shall consist oP the general purpose local governmental units oP and in the counties of Chatham, Dwrham, Johnston, Lee, Orange, and Wake, known ae state region "J" which adopt s resolution identiosl hereto on or before June 3D, 1972. 2. Any municipality or county fn region "d" which is not an initial member of the Council may join this Counoil by ratifying or adopting this Charter and upon the unanimous vote of approval of the existing members. Notice of such application Pox admission shall be given each member by the Council at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting at which the vote is to be taken. The note shall be deemed to be unanimous unless one or more votes against the admission of said governmental unit are cast. 3. All rights and privileges oP membership in the Council shall be exercised on behalf of the member governments by their delegates to the Council. 1~. Any special purpose governmental agency in state region "J" involved in matters affecting the health, safety, natural resources, welfare or education of the citizens oP North Carolina, such as school boards, sanitary districts, and aeil and water conservation districts, is eligible to apply for an affiliate membership in the Council. Tha application may be approved and an affiliate membership granted to such special purpose governmental unit upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership attending any meeting at which a quorum is present. An affiliate member shall pay no aeaeaament, but the Council may charge esoh affiliate member a reeaonable sum to Dover its proportionate share of the direct poets of providing serviaea to the affiliate members, provided such payments are authorized by law. The affiliate member shall have no vote in the Council, but its designated representative may serve an any technical or advisory committee and may otherwise partioipate is the deliberations of the Council. ARTICLE V Withdrawal. Any member may withdraw from the Council_at the end of any fisosl year, provided written notice of intent to withdraw is given to each of the other members at least ,sixty days prior to the end of the fiscal year. ARTZCL~ vx Representation 1. Each member governmental unit shall be represented in the Council by ens delegate who shall be an cleated member of the governing body oP the member governmental unit he represents. Esoh delegate shall be selected by the governing body of the member unit in: any manner aonaiatent with law and the regulations concerning the governing body, and his name shall be certified to the Council by.the governing body. 2. The term of office of esoh elected delegate shall commence upon the date of his appointment to the Council by the governing body oP the member governmental unit he represents; and the term shall continue at the pleasure of the governing board, unless the delegate shall sooner resign or cease to be an elected member of said governing body, in which ease his term shall aspire on the effective date of such event. _. _ ~. ..l i