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6 <br /> 1 �i�cultural District: Voluntarv A�ricultural District and Enhanced VOIuR�I'1'_ , -' Formatted:Font:Bold,Underline <br /> 2 A�ricultural District,_ ____ ______-{Format6ed:Font:Bold,No underline; <br /> --------------------------------- <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Board of Commissioners: Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Oualifvin�Farm: A fann that has met the qualification criteria set out in Article VII of this <br /> 7 � ordinance, is certified for the Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntarv Agricult�u�al District <br /> 8 Program. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Certified Oualifving Fann: A fann that has met the criteria as a"qualifying farm" above, <br /> 11 and has executed the provisions of Article VII.A, including the conservation agreement as <br /> 12 specified herein. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 ARTICLE V <br /> 16 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION BOARD <br /> 17 <br /> 18 A. Creation <br /> 19 <br /> 2o I An Orange Counry Agricultural Preservation Board, consisting of seven (7) initialt - - Formatted:)ustified � <br /> 21 members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, is hereby established. The�__,.-- �iecea:r��,�ne <br /> 22 Agricultural Preservation Board shall consist of up to seven (7) at-large members plus <br /> 23 � one member from each Agricultural District Re�ion created and existing under this <br /> 24 Ordinance, with members selected from Certified Qualifying Farms within Voluntary <br /> 25 � and Enhanced Voluntarv Agricultwal Districts, appointed by the Board of Counry <br /> 26 Commissioners. Additional appointments may be made to satisfy the requirements of <br /> 27 Section IV.B.l.b.of this ordinance. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 B. Membershin <br /> 30 <br /> 31 1. Requirements �---'' Formatted:Jusbfied <br /> 32 <br /> 33 a Each Board member shall be a resident of Orange County. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 b. Each Agricultural District existing pursuant to this ordinance shall be <br /> 36 represented on the Board by a person owning fazmland on a Certified <br /> 37 � Qualifying Fann within the Agricultural District. The Board of County <br /> 38 Commissioners shall appoint the Agricultural District representatives and <br /> 39 shall make its selection of a representa.tive for each AgricuItural District <br /> 40 from among Certified Qualifying Farms within the A�ricultural District. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 c. The remaining members of the Board shall be appointed at-large by the <br /> 43 Board of County Commissioners to represent a broad range of agricultural <br /> 44 interests. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 d. Additional members mav be apaointed to the Board ill ari P.X O�CLO'--'" Formatted:Bullets and Numbering I <br /> 47 canacitv from the Soil and Water Conservation District Board,North <br /> Draft Revisions-2 <br />