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1 DRAFT of 6/14/06 <br />Subdivision 4. Vacancy. Any vacancy, for the unexpired term of a Commissioner or <br />alternate, shall be promptly filled by the governmental unit who appointed said <br />Commissioner. Appointing governmental units shall publish notices of vacancies <br />resulting from expiration of members' terms and other reason. The notices must be <br />published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the watershed <br />management organization area. The notices must state that persons interested in being <br />appointed to serve on the watershed management organizations board may submit their <br />names to the appointing authority for consideration. Published notice of the vacancy <br />must be given at least 15 days before an appointment or reappointment is made. <br />5. Record of Appointment. Each governmental unit shall, within thirty <br />(30) days following the appointment of a Commissioner, file a written notice of such <br />VALWMO appointment with the Secretary of this Board. <br />6. Compensation. Commissioners shall serve without compensation and <br />without expense allowance or reimbursement from VLAWMO, but this shall not prevent <br />a governmental unit from providing compensation for its Commissioner or alternate for <br />serving on the Board, if such compensation is authorized by the governmental unit. <br />Subdivision 7. Board. At the first meeting of the VLAWMO Board and the first meeting <br />each calendar year thereafter (Annual Meeting), the Board shall elect from its <br />Commissioners a Chair, a Vice Chair, a Secretary, and Treasurer, or a combination <br />secretary - treasurer, and such other officers as it deems necessary to conduct its meetings <br />and affairs. <br />Subdivision 8. Rules and Regulations of the Board. The Board shall adopt rules and <br />regulations governing its meetings. Such rules and regulations may be amended from <br />time to time in either a regular or special meeting of the Board provided that notice of <br />such proposed amendment has been given to each Commissioner at least ten (10) day <br />prior to the meeting at which the proposed amendment will be considered. Such meeting <br />rules and regulations shall be recorded in the VLAWMO Policy book. <br />Subdivision 9. Alternate Representatives. One Alternate Commissioner to the <br />VLAWMO Board may be appointed by each of the governmental units that are parties to <br />this Agreement. The alternate may attend the meetings with the VLAWMO Board of <br />Commissioners, but only the appointed commissioner OR the alternate shall be allowed <br />to vote on any matters before the Board. If the alternate is a JPA elected official, this <br />VLAWMO alternate board member should be involved in the budget setting activities of <br />VLAWMO. <br />However, if a Commissioner serves as an officer of this Board, the Alternate <br />1 Commissioner shall not be entitled to serve as such officer,. <br />Version: 6- 14 -06, 3 <br />• <br />>�a <br />Deleted: s <br />I Deleted: 5 <br />