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Article 1: Administration Section 1.6: Planning Board Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-11 (C) Each Township within the County shall be represented in the membership of the Board by at least one resident. (D) The Board of County Commissioners may by resolution establish rules related to the requirements for volunteer service on the Planning Board, appointment and removal of Planning Board members, and rules of procedure. (E) In establishing the Planning Board and its program, the Board of Commissioners intends that the Planning Board be guided by the following principle: (1) The Comprehensive Plan, and any ordinances or other measures to effectuate it, shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, and harmonious development of the County which will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote health, safety and the general welfare, as well as efficiency in the process of development; including, among other things, adequate provisions for traffic, the promotion of safety from fire and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of populations, the promotion of good civic design, wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and adequate provision of public utilities, services, and other public requirements, and conservation of significant natural and man-made resources within the County. 1.6.2 Tenure and Membership Expectations (A) The tenure of office shall be three years. Members are eligible for reappointment for a second consecutive full term. After two consecutive terms a member shall be ineligible for reappointment for one year after the expiration of the previous terms. (B) Appointments shall be made so that one-third of the terms expire in March of each calendar year. (C) Appointments made to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term and shall not be counted as a term in determining eligibility for reappointment. (D) A member whose term has expired shall continue to serve on the Board until his/her respective successor has been appointed. (E) Attendance at the regular meetings of the Board and at quarterly public hearings 1 shall be considered a prerequisite for maintenance of membership on the Planning Board. The Board of County Commissioners may declare a vacancy on the Planning Board because of a member's non-attendance, in accordance with the Planning Board Rules of Procedure. (F) Absence due to sickness, death of an immediate family member or similar reason shall be considered approved absences and shall not affect the member's status. In the event of long illness or other cause for prolonged absence, the member shall be replaced. (G) The Board of County Commissioners may by resolution establish rules related to tenure and membership expectations. If the terms of such resolution, or policy created thereby, conflict with the terms of this section 1.6.1 or 1.6.2 the terms of the resolution or policy shall control. 1.6.3 Duties As provided for in 153A-321 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended, the Planning Board shall have the following general Powers and Duties: (A) Make studies of Orange County and surrounding areas; (B) Determine objectives to be sought in the development of Orange County; (C) Propose and recommend plans for achieving these objectives; 1 Proposed addition to clarify that Planning Board members are expected to attend the quarterly public hearings. 10