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2. Responsibilities of the Regional Sy tem - The Regional System <br />will remain organized with the statutory framework referred to <br />above and it shall be the duty of the Regional System to: <br />A. Maintain a Board of Directors consisting of nine (9) members <br />with three representatives from each participating County. <br />B. Meet at least once per quarter and conduct special meetings as <br />required for transaction of Regional System business. <br />C Designate the Orange County Library as The Regional System <br />Headquarters and the Orange County Finance Director as <br />Regional System's Fiscal Agent. <br />D Adopt an annual balanced budget no later than March 15 for <br />all regional funds received from the North Carolina Department <br />of Cultural .Resources and for all other grants and/or donations <br />received from agencies or individuals for Regional System <br />purposes. This budget must include appropriations to each <br />County within the region for library operations. The County <br />appropriations will be determined after sufficient funds for <br />regional personnel and operation, to include fiscal services, <br />have been allocated. Funds appropriated to the Counties <br />cannot be reduced without the approval of the Boards of <br />Commissioners for each County. <br />E. Insure that all regional reporting requirements to the State and <br />Federal governments, as well as, any and all other grantors are <br />met. <br />F. Insure that all existing and future Regional System materials <br />and assets are made available for use throughout the region. <br />3. Responsibilitie of the ountie - It shall be the duty of the <br />County to: <br />A. Operate the libraries under the. same rules, regulations, <br />ordinances and any and all other procedures under which the <br />departments of the Counties are required to operate. <br />