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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />Special meetings may be called by the Chair or by written request of two (2) <br />members of the Board, submitted to the Board or the Chair. Written or oral notice of <br />special meetings shall be given to all members at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to <br />the meeting and shall state the time, place and purpose of the meeting. <br />All meetings shall be open to the public. <br />4. Quorum and Majority Vote <br />A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of the appointed members of the <br />Board. All issues shall be decided by a majority vote of the members of the Board, <br />except as otherwise stated herein or in the adopted Rules of Procedure. <br />5. Records <br />The Board shall keep minutes of the proceedings showing the vote of each member <br />upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall <br />keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be filed <br />in the office of the Advisory Board and shall be a public record. <br />E. Duties <br />The Board shall have the authority to: <br />1. Review and approve the form of the agreement to sustain agriculture required in <br />Section V of this ordinance; <br />2. Review and approve applications for qualifying farmland certification and make <br />recommendations concerning the establishment and modification of Agricultural <br />Districts and participating farms therein as defined in this Ordinance; <br />3. Review and make recommendations concerning proposed amendments to this <br />ordinance; <br />4. Conduct public hearings; <br />5. Hold joint public hearings with the Orange County Board of Commissioners on <br />public projects likely to have an impact on agricultural operations within Orange <br />County, <br />6. Advise the Board of County Commissioners on projects, programs or issues <br />affecting the agricultural economy or activities within the county and that will <br />affect Agricultural Districts; <br />4 <br />ic0 <br />