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5 <br /> <br />3.7 Vacancies. A Member shall notify VLAWMO in writing within 10 days of the occurrence <br />of a vacancy in its Director or Alternate Director positions. VLAWMO will notify BWSR <br />of the vacancy within 30 days of receiving the notice of a vacancy as required by Minn. <br />Stat. § 103B.227, subd. 1. The Member shall comply with the requirements of Minn. Stat. <br />§ 103B.227, subd. 2 and appoint someone to fill the vacancy. The Member shall promptly <br />notify VLAWMO of the appointment in writing. The appointed person shall serve the <br />unexpired term of the position. <br /> <br />3.8 Appointment of Technical Commission Commissioners. Each Member to this Agreement <br />shall appoint one Commissioner, and may also appoint one Alternate Commissioner, to <br />serve on the Technical Commission. A Member shall promptly appoint someone to fill a <br />vacancy in its Commissioner or, if applicable, Alternate Commissioner positions. <br /> <br />3.9 Compensation. Directors, Alternate Directors, Commissioners, and Alternate <br />Commissioners shall serve without compensation and without an expense allowance from <br />VLAWMO. A Director or Alternate Director may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket <br />expenses incurred on VLAWMO business with the approval of the Board. A Member may <br />compensate its Director, Alternate Director, Commissioner, and Alternate Commissioner <br />for their service, in the discretion of the Member. <br /> <br />3.10 Annual Meeting; Election of Officers. At a meeting of the Board held no later than April <br />of each calendar year, also known as the Annual Meeting, the Board shall elect from <br />among the Directors a Chair, Vice Chair, a Secretary-Treasurer, and such other officers as <br />it deems necessary to conduct its meetings and affairs. An Alternate Director may not <br />serve as an officer of VLAWMO. <br /> <br />3.11 Duties of Board Officers. <br /> <br />(a) Chair. The Chair shall preside over meetings of the Board, sign checks, and review <br />audits. In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall perform the Chair’s duties. <br />In the absence of the Chair or Vice Chair, the Secretary-Treasurer shall serve as the <br />presiding officer at the Board meeting. The Chair shall retain all rights of a Director <br />to speak, make motions, and vote on matters coming before the Board. <br /> <br />(b) Vice Chair. The Vice Chair shall preside at meetings when the Chair is absent and <br />shall automatically be promoted to complete the annual term of the Chair if the <br />elected Chair resigns or is removed from the Board. <br /> <br />(c) Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall maintain a record of the <br />proceedings of the Board, be responsible for the custody of the Board’s records, see <br />that notices are duly given, and complete such other duties as the Board may assign. <br />The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be responsible for all monies of VLAWMO and <br />shall periodically report the fiscal condition of VLAWMO to the Board. The <br />Secretary-Treasurer may delegate one or more of its duties to another officer or the <br />VLAWMO Administrator. If the duties of the Secretary-Treasurer are delegated to <br />Page 661 of 679