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73 RULES OF PROCEDURE ORANGE COUNTY PLANKING BOARD ' ARTICLE I - PURPOSE AND GENERAL RULES A. Puroose The purposes of the Planning Board shall be as set forth in the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, dated September 2, 1981, and other general and special state laws relating to planning in Orange County. The Planning Board shall have those powers and duties delegated by ordinance to the Board by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The Orange County Planning Board is hereinafter referred to as the Planning Board. B. General Rules The Planning Board shall be governed by North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 153A and other general and special acts relating to planning and related activities in Orange County as well as by the ordinance which established the Board. ARTICLE II - OFFICERS AND DUTIES The elected officers of the Planning Board shall consist of a Chair and a Vice Chair. A secretary shall be appointed. A. Chair The Chair shall preside at all meetings and hearings of the Planning Board and have the duties normally conferred by parliamentary usage on such officers. The Chair may appoint or recommend the appointment of Board members as representatives to other official boards as the need arises. B. Vice Chair The Vice Chair shall serve as acting Chair in the absence of the Chair, and at such times shall have the same powers and duties as the Chair. C. Election Procedures The procedures for election of the Chair and Vice Chair shall be as follows: 1) These officers shall be elected by the Planning Board from among its members at the regular meeting in January of each year. 2) The candidate for each office receiving a majority vote of the Planning Board memebers present shall be declared elected.