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4 <br /> Board: Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board. <br /> Board of commissioners:Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> Certified qualifying farm: A farm that has met the criteria as a "qualifying farm" above, and has <br /> executed the provisions of subsection 48-7(a), including the conservation agreement as specified herein. <br /> Chair: Chairperson of the Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board. <br /> District:Voluntary Agricultural District as established by this Ordinance. <br /> Enhanced district: Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District as established by this ordinance. <br /> Qualifying farm:A farm that has met the qualification criteria set out in section 48-7 of this ordinance, <br /> is certified for the Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District Program. <br /> (Ord. of 03-24-1992, Art. IV, eff. 04-01-1992; Amend. of 04-17-2000; Amend. of 06-23-2005, <br /> eff. 06-23-2005; Amend. of 04-20-2010, eff. 04-20-2010) <br /> Sec. 48-5. -Agricultural preservation board. <br /> (a) Creation. An Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board, consisting of seven initial members <br /> appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, is hereby established.The Agricultural Preservation <br /> Board shall consist of up to eight at-large members plus one member from each Agricultural District <br /> Region created and existing under this Ordinance, with members selected from Certified Qualifying <br /> Farms within Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts, appointed by the Board of <br /> County Commissioners. Additional appointments may be made to satisfy the requirements of <br /> subsection 48-5(b)(1)(b) of this Ordinance. In addition to the requirements of this Ordinance and <br /> applicable North Carolina General Statutes the Board is and shall remain subject to the requirements <br /> of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Advisory Board Policy and the Agricultural <br /> Preservation Board Policies and Procedures. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this <br /> Ordinance and said policies the terms of said policies shall control. <br /> (b) Membership. <br /> (1) Requirements. <br /> a. Each Board member shall be a resident of Orange County. <br /> b. Each Agricultural District existing pursuant to this ordinance shall be represented on the <br /> Board by a person owning farmland on a Certified Qualifying Farm within the Agricultural <br /> District. The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint the Agricultural District <br /> representatives and shall make its selection of a representative for each Agricultural District <br /> from among Certified Qualifying Farms within the Agricultural District. <br /> c. The remaining members of the Board shall be appointed at-large by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners to represent a broad range of agricultural interests. <br /> d. Additional members may be appointed to the Board in an ex officio capacity from the Soil <br /> and Water Conservation District Board, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, the U.S. <br /> Farm Service Agency, or other agencies, as deemed necessary by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. Members serving in an ex officio capacity shall neither vote nor count <br /> toward quorum requirements. <br /> e. The members of the Board shall be chosen to provide the broadest possible representation <br /> of the geographical regions of the local government and to represent, to the extent possible, <br /> all segments of agricultural production existing within the local government.A majority of the <br /> members of the Board shall be actively engaged in agriculture. <br /> (2) Tenure. Each member shall serve a term of three years, except that the initial Board is to consist <br /> of two appointees for terms of two years, two appointees for terms of three years, and three <br /> Page 2 <br />