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F. Removal <br />61 <br />Any member of the Agricultural District Advisory Board may be removed for cause by the <br />Board of Commissioners subsequent to written charges being presented to the member and <br />after consultation with the Agricultural District Advisory Board. <br />G. Funding <br />The per diem compensation, if any, for the members of the Agricultural District Advisory <br />Board may be fixed by the Board of Commissioners and funds may be appropriated to the <br />Agricultural District Advisory Board to perform its duties. <br />H. Agricultural District Advisory Board Procedure <br />1. Chairperson <br />The Agricultural District Advisory Board shall elect a chairperson and vice- chairperson <br />each year at its first meeting of the fiscal year. The chairperson shall preside over all <br />regular or special meetings of the Agricultural Advisory Board: In the absence or <br />disability of the chairperson, the vice - chairperson shall preside and-shall exercise all the <br />powers of the chairperson. Additional officers may be elected as needed. <br />2. Jurisdiction <br />The Agricultural District Advisory Board may adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent <br />with this ordinance or with other provisions of State law. <br />3. Agricultural District Advisory Board Year <br />The Agricultural District Advisory Board shall use the Lincoln County fiscal year as its <br />meeting year. <br />4. Meetings <br />Meetings of the Agricultural District Advisory Board shall be held at the call of the <br />chairperson and at such other times as the Agricultural District Advisory Board may <br />specify in its rules of procedure or upon the request of at least a majority of the <br />Agricultural District Advisory Board Membership. A meeting shall be held at least <br />annually and notice of any meetings to the members shall be in writing, unless <br />otherwise agreed to by all Agricultural District Advisory Board members. Meeting <br />dates and times shall be posted as far in advance as possible at the meeting site and by <br />advertisement in local newspapers or by other means of public dissemination of the <br />meeting dates as may be agreed upon by at least a majority of the Agricultural District <br />Advisory Board Membership. All meetings shall be open to the public. A quorum of <br />the Agricultural District Advisory Board must be present to conduct business. <br />3 <br />