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1. A quorum for a meeting of an advisory board and any subcommittee thereof <br /> shall consist of a majority of the number of appointed members present. <br /> Vacant positions are not counted when determining if a quorum is present. <br /> 2. Members who teleconference into the meeting (may/may not) be counted <br /> present for purposes of a quorum. (Related to B(9) ) <br /> B. Voting <br /> 1. Unless otherwise required by law, all decisions shall be reached by a simple <br /> majority vote. <br /> 2. All voting will be conducted in open meetings, except when in closed <br /> session where such closed session is permitted by North Carolina law. <br /> 3. No issues can be voted upon unless a quorum is present. <br /> 4. Only appointed members can vote at advisory board meetings. <br /> 5. Appointed members shall not delegate their vote to another member. <br /> 6. The Chair of the advisory board may participate and vote on all issues. <br /> 7. Voting by proxy is not authorized and shall not be allowed. <br /> 8. If a member fails to vote by abstaining the abstaining member is treated as <br /> having voted with the majority. If there is a tie vote with one or more <br /> members abstaining, the overall vote is a tie and the abstaining member or <br /> members' vote(s) are not counted. <br /> 9. Members of advisory boards must be physically present to vote. (related to <br /> A(2) ) <br /> 10. Individuals appointed as ex officio members of the advisory board are not <br /> authorized to vote on any issue before the advisory board. <br /> John Roberts said that item A-2 allows people to teleconference in to discuss issues, <br /> but not to vote. <br /> SECTION IX. ETHICS <br /> A. Conflict of Interest <br /> 1. During advisory board meetings, a member shall immediately disclose any <br /> potential conflict of interest and request to be excused from voting when he <br /> or she has a conflict of interest as defined herein. <br /> 2. During appeal proceedings, the applicant has the right to question the <br /> interest of any voting member. The advisory board chair should consult with <br /> the County Attorney or staff attorney on any potential conflict of interest in <br /> appeal matters. <br /> B. Gifts <br /> 1. An advisory board member shall not directly or indirectly ask, accept, <br /> demand, exact, solicit, seek, assign, receive, or agree to receive any gift or <br /> honorarium for the advisory board member, or for another person, in return <br />