2012-446 Planning - MOU Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization adding Orange Co as Voting Member

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ATTACHMENT 2 (AS APRROVED BY THE BOCC ON 11-08-20121 c. Members will vote on matters pursuant to the authority granted by their respective governmental body. If a weighted vote is to be used it must be called for prior to the vote by a member. Otherwise,each member has regular vote privileges. d. Any member who does not attend two consecutive TAC meetings will not be included as part of the membership needed to obtain a quorum after the second meeting. Membership, however, is immediately reinstated by the presence of the most recently appointed member (or his/her alternate) at any future meeting. A quorum is required for the transaction of all business, including conducting meetings or hearings, participating in deliberations, or voting upon or otherwise transacting the public business. A quorum consists of 51% of the members of the TAC, plus as many additional members as may be required to ensure that 51% of possible votes are present, excluding those who have been removed for absenteeism,and applies to regular membership,not weighted vote. The TAC will meet as often as it is deemed necessary, appropriate and advisable. On the basis of majority vote of its membership, the TAC may elect a member of the committee to act as chairperson with the responsibility for coordination of the committee's activities. In addition,representatives from each of the following agencies will serve as non-voting members of the TAC: -Federal Highway Administration -NCDOT Transportation Planning Branch,MPO Coordinator -NCDOT Division 7 Engineer -Burlington Graham MPO Coordinator/Secretary - Other Local, State, or Federal agencies impacting transportation in the Planning Area at the invitation of the TAC. 6. A member of any local elected board may serve as an alternate to the designated TAC member for each member. The Burlington-Graham MPO Secretary shall be notified of a TAC alternate member each year and as changes are made. 7. The TAC shall meet as often as it is deemed appropriate and advisable, and shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair based on a majority vote each January. 8. The duties and responsibilities of the TAC are as follows: a. The TAC, in cooperation with the State, shall be responsible for carrying out the urban transportation planning process specified by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 23 U.S.C. 134. It shall review, develop, and endorse the Planning Work Program (PWP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Long Range Transportation Plan(LRTP); b. Review and approval of the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) for multi-modal capital and operating expenditures and to ensure coordination between local and state capital and operating improvement programs;