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2.2.2 <br />2.2.3 <br />2.2.4 <br />Amended <br />3 -18 -86 <br />8 -4 -97 <br />2.2.5 <br />2.2.6 <br />utilities, services, and other public requirements, and conservation of <br />significant natural and man -made resources within the County. <br />Establishment <br />There is established the Orange County Planning Board, hereafter called <br />"The Board ", to consist of at least twelve members. Members shall serve <br />without compensation, but they may be reimbursed for incidental <br />expenses incurred in connection with official duties. <br />Qualifications <br />Every member of the Board shall be a resident of Orange County. Each <br />Township within the County shall be represented in the membership of the <br />Board by at least one resident. <br />Tenure <br />a. The tenure of office shall be three (3) years. Members are eligible <br />for reappointment for a second consecutive full-term, subject to the <br />exclusion provided in 2.2.4c. After two consecutive terms a <br />member shall be ineligible for reappointment for one year after the <br />expiration of the previous terms. <br />b. Appointments shall be made so that one -third of the terms expire in <br />March of each calendar year. <br />C. Appointments made to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term <br />and shall not be counted as a term in determining eligibility for <br />reappointment. <br />d. Attendance at the regular meetings of the Board shall be <br />considered a prerequisite for maintenance of membership on the <br />Planning Board. The Board of County Commissioners may declare <br />a vacancy on the Planning Board because of a member's <br />non - attendance. <br />e. Absence due to sickness, death of an immediate family member or <br />similar reason shall be considered approved absences and shall <br />not affect the member's status. In the event of long illness or other <br />cause for prolonged absence, the member shall be replaced. <br />RlfSERVED <br />Rules of Procedure <br />The Board shall recommend rules of procedure for the conduct of its <br />affairs, to be adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />3 <br />