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ATTACHMENT A 10 <br /> A <br /> 1 . The Rural Transportation Advisory Committee will be responsible for <br /> carrying out the following: <br /> A. Establishment of goals and objectives for the transportation planning <br /> process. <br /> B. Endorsement, review and approval of changes to adopted <br /> Transportation Plans for the Rural Transportation Planning Organization. <br /> C. Endorsement, review and approval of a Prospectus for Transportation <br /> Planning which defines work tasks and responsibilities for the various <br /> agencies participating in the Rural Transportation Planning <br /> Organization. <br /> D. Endorsement, review and approval of Transportation Improvement <br /> Projects which support and enhance rural transportation within the <br /> Rural Transportation Planning Organization. <br /> 2. The membership of the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee shall <br /> consist of the following: <br /> A. One County Commissioner representing each County. <br /> B. One municipal elected official representing the municipal interests in <br /> each County, unless there are no municipalities included in a <br /> county's RPO planning area. <br /> C. One member of the Triangle J Council of Governments Executive <br /> Board. <br /> D. A member of the North Carolina Board of Transportation representing <br /> the Department of Transportation. <br /> 3. The County Commissioner representing each county shall be elected by <br /> the Board of County Commissioners of each county in regular session. The <br /> elected municipal representative shall be selected by balloting of municipal <br /> elected officials in each county (one vote for each town) every two years. A <br /> simple majority vote wins the seat. The term of office for all seats on the RTAC <br /> is two years. Re-appointment is possible. <br /> 4. The Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) will meet as often as it <br /> is deemed appropriate and advisable. On the basis of majority vote of its <br /> membership, the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee shall appoint a <br /> member of the committee to act as chairperson with the responsibility for <br /> coordination of the committee's activities and another member to act as <br /> vice-chairperson to assume this responsibility in the chairperson's absence. A <br /> member of the staff of the Triangle J Council of Governments will serve as <br /> secretary to the committee. <br />