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4 <br /> chosen from outside the membership of the Board, the Clerk to the Board shall <br /> not be eligible to vote upon any matter. The Chair may appoint an Acting Clerk <br /> to the Board in the Clerk to the Board's absence. <br /> III. Alternate Members <br /> Amended Alternate members of the Board shall attend all meetings and hearings of the <br /> 6/11/90 Board unless otherwise notified. A regular member, on receiving notice of a <br /> meeting which he or she cannot attend or upon learning that he or she will be <br /> unable to participate in a meeting, shall promptly give notice to the Clerk to the <br /> Board of the Board that he or she is unable to attend or unable to participate. <br /> Where, because of the inability of a regular member to serve or to participate, <br /> the attendance of an alternate member is necessary to make quorum as <br /> defined by Section V-D below, the Chair, or any member acting as Chair, shall <br /> designate an alternate member to have all the powers and duties of a regular <br /> member. <br /> IV. Members <br /> Amended A. Membership on the Board of Adjustment shall be governed by the terms of <br /> 6/11/90 160D-302 of the General Statutes of North Carolina as well as applicable parts <br /> of the Orange County Advisory Board Policy where it specifies the Board of <br /> Adjustment. <br /> B. In cases where an individual is appointed to serve the unexpired portion of a <br /> Board member's term, the appointment shall be for the time period of the <br /> unexpired term only and shall not be counted as a regular term for that <br /> member. 1 <br /> C. All members appointed to the Board of Adjustment shall, before entering their <br /> duties, qualify by taking an oath of office as required under NCGS 153A-26. 2 <br /> D. Members of the Board may be removed for cause. <br /> E. Faithful attendance at all meetings of the Board and conscientious performance <br /> of the duties required of members of the Board shall be considered a pre- <br /> requisite of continuing membership on the Board. <br /> F. No Board member shall take part in the hearing, consideration or determination <br /> of any case in which that member is personally or financially interested. <br /> G. No Board member shall vote on any matter deciding an application or appeal <br /> unless that member has attended the public hearing on that application or <br /> appeal. <br /> H. No Board member shall discuss any case with any parties thereto prior to the <br /> This is an existing provision in Section 1.8.2 of the UDO. As part of the 160D update,this section of the UDO is <br /> being deleted due to redundancy with the County's General Advisory Board Policy. The proposed addition to the <br /> Board's Rules of Procedure is the only instance where `procedures' differ from the general advisory board policy. <br /> 2 NCGS 160D-309,the provision of the Statute addressing the operation of the Board of Adjustment,has added an <br /> oath of office requirement for the Board. <br /> 2 <br />