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20 County of Orange, Agricultural Preservation Board Rules of Procedure (amended September 7, 1999) E. Order of Business: The order of business at regular meetings shall be as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Consideration of Additions to Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes 5. Public Hearings 6. Items for Decision 7. Discussion Items 8. Informational Items 9. Adj ournment The order of business may be varied by unanimous consent of the members present. F. Time Limits 1. The Board may limit the length of a meeting or set a time for adjournment by a concurring vote of a majority of those members present. 2. The Board may limit the time each person at a public hearing is allowed to speak by a concurring vote of a majority of those members present. G. Open Meetings All regular and special meetings, public hearings, records, and minutes of the Board shall be open to the public, however, the Board shall have the power to meet in executive session providing appropriate procedural necessities are complied with as prescribed in North Carolina's open Meeting Law, N.C. General Statutes, G.S. 143-318.1 to 143 -318.7 (1974). The press shall be notified by telephone or in person of special meetings at leas forty -eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. H. Agenda 1. The agenda for each regular or special meeting or public hearing shall be prepared by the Secretary of the Board, following consultation with the Chair. 2. The agenda for each meeting shall be mailed to all members no later than three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting or hearing, except in the case of special meetings called under Section 3.B. in which the agenda will be delivered or orally transmitted, as appropriate, to the members no later than forty -eight (4) hours prior to the scheduled meeting or hearing. 3. No business, either old or new, may be considered by the board unless such item properly appears on the agenda. However, any matter may be considered 0