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56 <br /> Article III <br /> Staff Working Group ("SWG") <br /> 3.01 SWG Established.The Parties hereby establish the Orange County Staff Working Group("SWG) <br /> Pursuant to the authority set forth in this Agreement,the SWG shall coordinate planning and <br /> oversee the implementation of the Annual Work Program, as well as facilitate development of <br /> elements for the Multi-Year Vision Plan. It shall also serve in an advisory role to the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners, DCHC MPO Board and GoTriangle Board of Trustees. <br /> 3.02 Membership, Organization and Objectives. <br /> a. Initial Membership.The initial membership of the SWG shall be comprised in two <br /> categories—voting&non-voting. <br /> i. Voting members: two (2) staff members shall be appointed by each of the ILA <br /> Parties ("ILA Party Members;" each party should consider a <br /> planning/administrative representative as well as a finance representative);two <br /> (2)staff members shall be appointed by the Town of Chapel Hill (one general <br /> representing the Town; the other representing Chapel Hill Transit); and one (1) <br /> staff member appointed by each of the following,the Town of Carrboro,Town <br /> of Hillsborough and the City of Mebane. <br /> ii. Non-Voting members: each party shall appoint one (1) staff member appointed <br /> from the following organizations to advise County Transit Plan Implementation <br /> efforts.These organizations are:Triangle-J Council of Governments, and <br /> University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill <br /> b. Voting Structure for Initial Membership. When a vote is called by the chair on any issue, <br /> each ILA Party Member, as well as the Town of Chapel Hill, shall have two (2)votes;the <br /> Town of Carrboro,Town of Hillsborough,and City of Mebane shall have one (1)vote. <br /> c. Regular Membership.The meeting of the SWG shall be called by the SWG Administrator <br /> by way of the DCHC MPO within fifteen (15)days of the execution of this Agreement. <br /> The meeting shall abide by rules set forth in this agreement.A Chair and Vice-Chair shall <br /> be elected by the voting members at this initial meeting. Prior to June 30, 2023,the <br /> SWG should finalize and approve rules, agencies and expectations for regular <br /> membership and organizational function.The initial members of the SWG should take <br /> into consideration various required skill sets,specifically in local planning, budgeting, <br /> finance, project construction and operations. <br /> d. Operational Rules of SWG. By June 30,2023,the members of the SWG shall, consistent <br /> with the responsibilities outlined in Section 3.03 and the flexibilities outlined in 3.04, <br /> submit to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, DC HC MPO Board and <br /> GoTriangle Board of Trustees for <br /> i. Approval: 1) bylaws including the provisions of Section 3.05; 2) rules dictating <br /> the composition, organization, and function of the SWG; 3) rules dictating <br /> amendment procedure for both the Annual Work Program and Multi-Year <br /> Vision Plan;and <br /> ii. Review as information through appropriate timeframe cycles 1) a meeting <br /> schedule; 2)a list of deadlines for the submittals defined herein;and 3) <br />