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)9'9 12 / F. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 1. All meetings of the commission shall adhere to the North Carolina Open Meetings Law, and public comment on commission actions shall be encouraged. Commission meetings must occur at regular intervals at least four times a year. Public notice must be provided prior to any special meeting. 2 . Commissions must adopt and adhere to rules of procedure as required by North Carolina's enabling legislation for historic preservation commissions. 3 . Careful minutes of all actions of the CLG commission including the reasons for making these decisions must be kept on file and available for public inspection. 4 . All decisions by the CLG commission shall be made in a public forum and applicants shall be given written notification of decisions made by the commission. Written notification shall cite the criteria upon which the decisions were made. 5. During the process of recommending properties for nomination to the NRHP, the commission shall provide an opportunity for public comments as specified in Section VI on the NRN process. IV. PROCESS FOR CERTIFICATION A. APPLICATION: A local government may request certification from the HPO at any time during the year. However, 8rlocal commission must- have operated actively for at least one year prior to applying for certification-. The SHPO may waive this requirement in cases he/she deems necessary. The request for certification shall include: 1. A form provided by the HPO and signed by the chief local elected official containing assurances that the local government will fulfill all of the standards for certification outlined above, and the name, position, address, and telephone number of the paid staff member responsible for meeting the requirements of certification. If two of more local governments wish to rely on the services of the same commission, .applications and assurance forms shall be submitted by the chief elected official of each jurisdiction.