Triangle J Council of Governments Charter Resolution

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ARTICLE VIII Quorum and Voting Requirements. 1) Except as provided in Paragraph 4 of this Article, each member governmental unit shall be entitled to one vote on all matters coming before the Board of Delegates or before any committee to which such member unit is duly appointed. All votes shall be cast by the delegate, or in his or her absence, by an alternate delegate of the member government. 2) The quorum shall be established in the Bylaws. The affirmative vote of a simple majority of members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be required for any action or recommendation of the Board or any Committee, unless this Charter or the Bylaws of the Council require a larger affirmative vote on particular matters. 3) Voting shall be by voice, by show of hands, or, upon the request of any three delegates, by a poll of the delegates. 4) At the request of any delegate present, any questions shall be determined by weighted voting. Weighted voting shall mean that each participating member local government shall have one vote for each 5,000 units of population, as determined by the most recent decennial census, and for any remaining fraction of 5,000 units within the geographical boundaries of the participating government, except that any participating government whose jurisdiction has a population of less than 5,000 shall have one vote. In the case of any weighted voting question delegates representing local governments with at least two thirds of the aggregate votes of member local governments shall be present and participating. An affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the votes cast shall be required to decide any weighted voting question. 5) Proxy voting is not allowed. 6) The provisions in this Article VIII apply to all committees and boards of the Council except to the extent such committee or board has adopted different measures. ARTICLE IX Board of Delegates I