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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 -244992 , Art . N, eff. 04 - 014992 ; Amend . of 0447 -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 />