2008-018 Planning - Triangle Rural Planning Org TARPO MOU

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13 ' absent, to the Triangle Area RPO Transportation Planner. RTAC members are allowed to designate • an alternate to attend meetings in their absence, providing such alternate member meets the same membership requirements as the absent member. Should a member fail to attend, or make an:angements for an alternate to attend, five (5) or more meetings in any one (1) fiscal year period (July to June), the RTAC Chair shall contact said member to discuss consideration of a replacement member for that unit of government or organization. Section 5-Agenda: The agenda is a list of considerations for discussion at a meeting. Any member of the RTAC can place items on the agenda prior to its distribution, by notifying the RTAC Chair and/or the Triangle Area RPO Transportation Planner. Additional items may be placed on the regular agenda at the beginning of the RTAC meeting on the date of the meeting, if approved by a majority vote of the present and eligible voting members. Section 6-Voting Procedures: A quorum is required for the transaction of all official business, including conducting hearings, or for voting upon or otherwise transacting public business. A quorum consists of 51% of the members of the RTAC or their designated alternates to ensure that a majority of the possible votes are present. The Chair may call for a vote on any issue, provided that it is seconded and within the purposes set The Chair is permitted to vote. In the event of a tie, where the Chair has already voted, the Chair cannot vote again to break the tie. In the event of a tie, the motion does not pass. Abstentions on issues requiring a vote is permitted, provided members desiring to abstain, obtain approval by the RTAC for said abstention by a majority vote of the RTAC members present and provide reasons for the abstention as described by established procedures in the State of North Carolina. Any member present and not voting shall be recorded as a positive vote on the motion. In the absence of any direction from these By-Laws or other duly adopted voting procedures pursuant to certain approval actions, Robert's Rules of Order will designate procedures governing voting. forth in Article II and provided the issue is on the agenda as outlined in Section 5 of this article. Each voting member of the RTAC shall have one (1) vote. A majority vote of the members (or their authorized alternates) present and eligible to vote shall be sufficient for approval of matters coming before the RTAC. ARTICLE VI-AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS Amendments to these By-Laws shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the RTAC's eligible voting members, provided that written notice of the proposed amendment has been sent via mail or email seven (7) days prior to the meeting at which the amendment is to be considered and provided that such amendment does not conflict with the letter or fundamental intent of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Triangle Area RPO, which is the governing document for these By-Laws. In the event of any conflict, the MOU shall carry precedence over • these By-Laws.