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7 <br />Article VI. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("BOARD") <br />Section 6.01 Composition <br />The Board shall be composed of thirteen :(13) Directors. The number of Directors may be increased <br />or decreased from time to time by amendment to these By-Laws by resolution of the Board except <br />that there may be no more than seventeen (17) and no fewer than seven (7) Directors. Initially, the <br />Alamance, Chatham, Durham, and Orange County Boards of County Commissioners shall each <br />appoint three (3) Directors with experience in the areas of farm production, food processing, food <br />distribution and food safety, business practices and/or other areas that the County Commissioners <br />_ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ <br />_ _ __ _ _ <br />shall deem appropriate. As its first act of business ~lie Board shall appoint a Director(s) to fill any <br />vacant position on the Baard: If, sixty (60) days after submission of the request to appoint Directors, <br />Alamance, Chatham or Durham County fail to make their appointments to the Board the Orange <br />County Board of County Commissioners shall make said appointments on their behalf. <br />Appointments are subject to the following limitations: <br />(a) One (1) seat shall be reserved and designated for a Director from Alamance County; <br />(b) One (1) seat shall be reserved and designated for a Director from Chatham County; <br />(c) One (1) seat shall be reserved and designated for a Director from Durham County; <br />(d) One (1) seat shall be reserved and designated for Director from Orange County; <br />(e) All other members shall be appointed at large from Alamance, Chatham,;Durh~m and +~rang~ <br />, , _ <br />coiinties:: <br />Section 6.02 Terms <br />The Alamance, Chatham, Durham, and Orange Boards of County Commissioners shall initially <br />appoint three Board members to staggered terms of one, two and three years as follows: One for one <br />(1) year, one for two (2) years and one for three (3) years with the intent that approximately one-third <br />of the Directors' terms shall expire each year. Directors shall take office immediately following their <br />appointment. At the time of initial appointment, each Board of County Commissioners shall <br />designate which appointee is to hold a county reserved seat on the Board. Upon expiration of the <br />initial terms the Board members shall appoint and/or reappoint members to the Board for three (3) <br />year terms. Board members are limited to a maximum of two consecutive full terms and may continue <br />to serve until a new Board member is appointed. <br />Section 6.03 Vacancies and Ineligibility <br />After initial appointments are made, vacancies occurring on the Board shall be filled by a majority <br />vote of the Board. Vacancies in designated county positions shall be filled by the Board with an <br />individual from the county of which the vacancy occurred. Other vacancies sha11 be filled by the <br />Board as provided herein. A slate of candidates for the vacancy shall be presented to the Board by the <br />Board Development Committee. <br />Section 6.04 Removal <br />(a) For Cause. The Board may declare vacant the office of any Director and remove said Director (i) <br />who has been declared to be of unsound mind by final court order (ii) has been convicted of a <br />felony; (iii) has been found by final court order or judgment to have breached any duty under <br />N.C.G.S. Chapter SSA, Article 8(relating to standards of conduct), (iv) has violated the <br />6 <br />