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<br />Z. Responsibilities of the Regional System -The Regional System will remain <br />organized with the statutory. framework referred to above and it shall be th.e <br />duty of the Regional System to: <br />A. Maintain a Board of Directors consisting of nine (9) members wi~1i <br />three representatives from each participating County. <br />B. Meet at least once per quarter and conduct special meetings as required , <br />for transaction of Regional 'System business. <br />C. Designate the. Orange County Library as the Regional System <br />Headquarters and the Orange County Financial Services Director as <br />Regional System's Fiscal Agent. <br />D. Adopt an annual balanced budget no later than May 31 ~ for all regional <br />funds received from North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources <br />and for all other grants and/or donations received from agencies or <br />individuals for Regional System purposes. 'This budget must include . <br />. appropriations to each County within the region for library operations. <br />The County appropriations will be divided by three and disbursed <br />evenly. Regional expenses such as personnel, operations and fiscal <br />service fees, will be charged back evenly to each County. Funds <br />appropriated to the Counties cannot be reduced without the approval of <br />the Boards 'of Commissioners for each County. <br />E. Insure that all regional reporting requirements to the State and Federal <br />governments, as well as, any and all other grantors are..met. <br />F, Insure that all e~sting and future Regional System materials and assets <br />are made available for use throughout the region. <br />3. Responsibilities of the Counties - It shall be the duty of the County to: <br />A. Operate the libraries under the same. rules, regulations, ordinances and any <br />and all ot}ier procedures under which the departments of the Counties are <br />required to operate.. <br />