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• FINAL — 11/6/06 (11/14/06) tnw Subdivision 22. Other Powers. The Board may exercise such other powers necessary and incidental to the implementation of the purposes set forth herein as authorized by the Members. Subdivision 23. Amendments to this Agreement. The Board may recommend changes in this Agreement to the Members. SECTION VII RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF TECHNICAL COMMISSION Subdivision 1. Duties and Responsibilities. The Board shall establish a Technical Commission (Commission) that will provide technical expertise for the planning and operation of VLAWMO programs and projects. This Commission through the VLAWMO Administrator and other VLAWMO employees shall administer the day -to -day operations of VLAWMO. The VLAWMO Administrator shall serve as a non - voting member of the Commission. Each Member shall appoint a representative, who will be known as Commissioner, and an alternate to the Commission. Subdivision 2. Eligibility to Serve. Each Member shall determine the eligibility or qualification standards for its Commission appointment, following guidelines promulgated by the Board. Subdivision 3. Technical Commission Officers. The Board shall annually appoint a Chair from among the Commissioners. At the first meeting of the Commission each calendar year, the Commission shall elect from among the Commissioners a Vice Chair and Secretary, and such other officers as it deems necessary to conduct its meetings and affairs. An Alternate Commissioner may not serve as an officer of the Commission. Subdivision 4. Meetings. Regular monthly meetings of the Commission shall be held on a day and time selected by the Commissioners. All meetings of the Commission are subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law. Notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be sent to all Commissioners, provided to the public requesting this information, posted one week before the meeting outside the meeting area, and published in a newspaper of general circulation distributed in the watershed. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the latest version of Roberts Rules of Order. Each Commissioner has one vote. A majority of the Commissioners present shall constitute a quorum at all Commission meetings. In the absence of a quorum, a scheduled meeting shall be cancelled and re- scheduled. Subdivision 5. Watershed Management Plan (Plan). The Commission shall prepare and/or update a water management plan, as required by the Act. The Plan, either a new one or an updated one, shall be recommended to the Board of Directors for approval. The Plan shall: 1) Describe the existing physical environment, land use, an development in the area and the environment, land use, and development proposed in existing local and metropolitan comprehensive plans; 2) Present information on the hydrologic systems and components, including any drainage systems previously constructed under M. S. Sections 106A.005 — 106A.811 and existing and potential problems relating thereto; 3) State objectives and policies, including management principles, alternatives and modifications, water quality, and protection of natural characteristics; 4) Set forth a management plan, including the hydrologic and water quality conditions that will be sought and significant opportunities for improvement;