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