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339 <br /> APPROVED 11/8/2012; AMENDED 11/5/2015, 11/14/17 <br /> with County staff, the Planning Board shall pursue the duties contained <br /> in Section 1.6.3 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance. <br /> SECTION III: MEMBERSHIP <br /> A. Authority <br /> 1. North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county <br /> commissioners the authority to establish advisory boards and to <br /> appoint members to and remove members from those advisory boards. <br /> In acting on this authority the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> hereby establishes certain general conditions to which applicants and <br /> members of advisory boards should conform. <br /> B. Composition <br /> 1. Planning Board composition is detailed in Section 1.6.1 of the Orange <br /> County Unified Development Ordinance. Additional membership <br /> requirements are listed in said Section of the UDO. <br /> 2. The Planning Board does not have alternate members. <br /> -2-.3. Appointments to the Planning Board made to fill vacancies shall be <br /> for the unexpired term, if there are less than two years remaining in the <br /> unexpired term, and shall not be counted as a term in determining <br /> eligibility for reappointment.) <br /> C. Oath of Office <br /> 1. All members appointed to the Planning Board shall, before entering <br /> their duties, qualify bV taking an oath of office as required by NCGS- <br /> 153A-26.2 <br /> QD. Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary <br /> 1. The Planning Board shall elect by majority vote a Chair and Vice Chair <br /> from among its members at the regular meeting in January of each <br /> year. <br /> 2. Chair and Vice Chair terms of office shall correspond to the <br /> requirements of the Orange County Advisory Board Policy. <br /> i This is an existing provision in Section 1.6.2,a section which is being deleted due to redundancy with the General <br /> Advisory Board Policy and the Planning Board Policies and Procedures,coupled with long-standing procedure for <br /> the Planning Board (specifically,the clarification "if there are less than two years remaining in the unexpired <br /> term"). This is the only existing rule in Section 1.6.2 that is not covered in the General Advisory Board Policy. <br /> Continued administration of this Board-specific procedure ensures that the existing intent of having terms expire <br /> in a staggered manner continues:this can be important in ensuring that experienced members do not leave the <br /> Board en masse due to term expiration dates. <br /> 2 NCGS 160D-309 has added an oath of office requirement for Planning Boards. <br />