2004 NS Planning - Memorandum of Agreement The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Durham-Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization 10-05-2004-3

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This governing board shall be known as the Executive Committee. A Chair and Vice-Chair shall be elected from among the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the individual MPO policy boards as listed above in items a through d, with the Chair from one MPO and the Vice-Chair from the other MPO. The Chair and Vice-Chair shall hold office for no more than two (2) consecutive years. The presence of four (4) members including at least one elected official member of each MPO shall constitute a quorum of the Executive Committee. The designees of t-teach elected official representative on the Executive Committee shall also be an elected official serving on the Transportation Advisory Committee on each metropolitan planning organization. The Executive Committee shall meet no less than three times during the calendar year. A joint meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee of the two MPOs may substitute for meetings of the Executive Committee. Section 2 Executive Committee Responsibilities The primary task of the Executive Committee shall be to consider matters of re ig onal importance previously discussed individually the two MPOs and provide information on decisions reached by the Executive Committee to the two MPOs for MPO action. Prior to action by the Executive Committee, all matters requiring action shall be placed on the agendas of the Transportation Advisory Committee of CAMPO and DCHC MPO. On matters that require a vote of the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee members shall consult with the policy board they represent. The North Carolina Board of Transportation members shall vote in a manner consistent with the policies of the Department of Transportation. If in the event an individual Executive Committee member has not had a reasonable opportunity to consult with the policy board he/she represents, that member shall be permitted to exercise judgment on the matter at hand. In the spirit of cooperation, every effort will be made to reach consensus on matters coming before the Executive Committee. Section 3 Executive Committee Meetings All meetings of the Executive Committee shall be open to all members of the Transportation Advisory Committees of CAMPO and DCHC MPO. These members shall have an opportunity to address the Executive Committee, at the discretion of the presiding officer. Also, members of the Technical Committee (addressed in Section 5 of this document) and staff shall be permitted to attend meetings of the Executive Committee. Meeting locations shall be determined by the Executive Committee. The inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee shall set the times, dates, and locations for the meetings to be held during the remainder of the year. During the final meeting of the Executive Committee during a given year, a calendar that sets forth the times, dates, and locations of meetings for the following year shall be approved. Section 4 General Meetings A joint meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committees of CAMPO and DCHC MPO maybe called at the discretion of the Executive Committee and may substitute for a meeting of the Executive Committee. The purpose of the joint meetings shall be to provide a forum for the discussion of transportation and related issues that affect the region.