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4 <br />(o) “Technical Commission” or “TEC” means the commission established herein that is <br />composed of technically skilled persons, appointed by each Member. <br /> <br />(p) “Vadnais Lake Area Watershed” or “Watershed” means the area contained within a <br />line drawn around the extremities of all terrain whose surface drainage is tributary to <br />Vadnais Lake as shown on the official watershed map incorporated herein by <br />reference. <br /> <br />(q) “VLAWMO” means the “Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization” that <br />is reestablished and continued pursuant to this Agreement. <br /> <br />(r) “Watershed Management Plan” means a plan adopted by VLAWMO pursuant to <br />Minn. Stat. § 103B.231. <br /> <br />SECTION III <br />ORGANIZATION OF VLAWMO <br /> <br />3.1 Board of Directors. The governing body of VLAWMO shall be the “Vadnais Lake Area <br />Water Management Organization Board of Directors.” The Board of Directors is comprised <br />of a total of six (6) Directors. The parties hereby reaffirm the establishment and continued <br />operation of the Board of Directors, which shall carry out the purposes and have the powers <br />as provided in this Agreement. <br /> <br />3.2 Appointment of Directors. Each Member shall appoint one representative to serve as the <br />Member’s Director on the Board. The appointment process shall comply with the <br />requirements in Minn. Stat. § 103B.227, subds. 1 and 2. <br /> <br />3.3 Appointment of Alternate Directors. Each Member may appoint one representative to <br />serve as the Member’s Alternate Director on the Board. A Member’s Alternate Director <br />may attend the meetings of the Board, but shall only be counted as part of the quorum and <br />be allowed to vote on matters before the Board in the absence of the same Member’s <br />Director. <br /> <br />3.4 Eligibility to Serve. Each Member shall determine the eligibility or qualification standards <br />for its Director and Alternate Director appointments. Only current elected officials on the <br />governing body of the Member are eligible to serve as a Director or Alternate Director. <br /> <br />3.5 Terms of Office. Directors and Alternate Directors serve three-year terms of office, which <br />shall commence from the date of their appointment and will continue until their successors <br />are selected. Each Member shall notify VLAWMO Administrator of its appointments. <br /> <br />3.6 Removal. Directors and Alternate Directors shall serve at the will and consent of the <br />Members that appointed them. If a Member removes a Director or Alternate Director, it <br />shall provide VLAWMO written notice within 10 days of the removal. The governing <br />body of the Member shall act within 90 days to appoint an elected official to fill the <br />vacancy and shall promptly provide VLAWMO written notice of such appointment. <br />Page 660 of 679