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Qualif~mg Farm: A farm that has met the qualification criteria set out in Article VII of this <br />ordinance, is certified for the Voluntary Agricultural District Program. <br />Certified Qualifying Farm: A farm that has met the criteria as a "qualifying farm" above, <br />and has executed the provisions of Article VII.A, including the conservation agreement as <br />specified herein. <br />ARTICLE V <br />AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION BOARD <br />A. Creation <br />An Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board, consisting of seven (7) initial <br />members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, is hereby established. <br />Thereafter, the Agricultural Preservation Board shall consist of up to seven (7) at-large <br />members plus one member from each Agricultural District created and existing under this <br />Ordinance, with members selected from Certified Qualifying Farms within Voluntary <br />Agricultural Districts, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Additional <br />appointments maybe made to satisfy the requirements of Section IV.B. l .b.of this <br />ordinance. <br />B. Membership <br />Requirements <br />a. Each Board member shall be a resident of Orange County. <br />b. Each Agricultural District existing pursuant to this ordinance shall be <br />represented on the Board by a person owning farmland on a Certified <br />Qualifying Farm within the ~Districti~. The Board of County <br />Commissioners shall appoint the Agricultural District representatives and <br />shall make its selection of a representative for each Agricultural District <br />from among Certified Qualifying Farms within the District. <br />c. The remaining members of the Board shall be appointed at-large by the <br />Board of County Commissioners to represent a broad range of agricultural <br />interests. <br />2. Tenure <br />Each member shall serve a term of three (3) years, except that the initial Board is <br />to consist of two (2) appointees for terms of two (2) years, two (2) appointees for <br />terms of three (3) years, and three (3) appointees for terms of four (4) years. <br />Thereafter, all appointments are to be for terms of three (3) years, with <br />2 <br />