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5 <br />2.2.3 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 />2.2.4 Tenure <br />Amended <br />3-18-86 <br />8-4-97 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 III 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 />2.2.5 RESERVED <br />2.2.6 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 />Among other matters the Rules of Procedure shall provide for the office of <br />Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, whose term of office shall be one <br />year, with eligibility for re-election. <br />A quorum for conduct of business of the Board shall be a majority of the <br />appointed members. <br />5 <br />