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County of Orange , Commission for the Environment Rules of Procedure , amended 4/ 15 / 99 <br /> Be Election Procedures and Terms of Office <br /> The procedures for election of the Chair and Vice Chair shall be as follows : <br /> 1 . These officers shall be elected by the Commission for the Environment from <br /> among its members at the regular meeting in November of each year . They shall <br /> take office at the following regular meeting . <br /> 2 . The candidate for each office receiving a majority vote of the Commission for the <br /> Environment members present shall be declared elected . <br /> 3 . The . officers shall be elected for a term of one year . They shall be eligible to <br /> succeed themselves for not more than three consecutive terms . <br /> 4 . Vacancies in the office shall be filled immediately for the unexpired term by the <br /> regular election procedure . <br /> ARTICLE III - MEMBERS <br /> A . Membership <br /> 1 . Members of the Commission for the Environment shall be Orange County <br /> residents . <br /> 2 . Members of the Commission for the Environment shall be appointed by, and <br /> • serve at the pleasure of, the BOCC . <br /> 3 . The Commission for the Environment shall have fifteen appointed <br /> members plus one County Commissioner as follows . <br /> a. Five members with specific expertise in . <br /> • Air Quality <br /> • Biological Sciences <br /> • Engineering , (preferably in a field related to the environment) <br /> • Land Resources <br /> e Water Resources <br /> 2 <br />