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SECTION III: MEMBERSHIP <br /> <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 /> <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 />3. Appointments to the Planning Board made to fill vacancies shall be for <br />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 /> <br />C. Oath of Office <br />1. All members appointed to the Planning Board shall, before entering <br />their duties, qualify by taking an oath of office as required by NCGS- <br />153A-26. <br />D. 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 />3. The Secretary of the Planning Board shall be the Planning Director or <br />his/her designee. <br />4. The Chair and Secretary shall ensure that each Planning Board <br />member is presented with a copy of the Planning Board’s charge, <br />scope of authority, membership responsibilities, and code of conduct <br />when the Planning Board member is appointed to the Planning Board. <br />5. If requested by the Board of County Commissioners Chair, the <br />Planning Board Chair, or Vice Chair in the Chair’s absence, shall <br />attend public hearings and Board of County Commissioners meetings <br />at which a decision is scheduled for items on which the Planning Board <br />has made a recommendation. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />83