2018-16 - RESOLUTION - TJCOG - Triangle J Council of Governments Charter Resolution 6-4-18

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delegates and alternates shall be elected members of the governing bodies of the member governmental units they represent.The delegates and alternates, as well as their successors, shall be selected by the member governing bodies in any manner consistent with law and the regulations governing such body, and their names shall be certified to the Council in the manner described by the Bylaws of the Council. 3) The term of office of each delegate shall commence upon the date of his/her appointment and certification to the Council by the governing body of the member governmental unit he or she represents; and such terms shall expire when the appointing body has appointed his or her successor and certified such successor to the Council,unless he or she shall sooner resign,or cease to be an elected member of said governing body, in which case his or her term shall expire on the effective date of such event. Each member shall certify to the Council the name of its delegate and any alternate(s) prior to the first Board of Delegates meeting of the calendar year. Only an individual who has been duly appointed and certified to the Council as a delegate or alternate may serve as a voting member of the Board of Delegates. 4) The delegates shall be compensated, upon submittal of proper receipts, for direct expenses incurred in connection with discharging their duties as delegates to the Triangle J Council of Governments. 5) It is the intent of this Charter that all delegates to the Council shall have demonstrated an interest in the sound development of Region J. ARTICLE VII Meeting. Regular meetings of the Board of Delegates shall be held,as provided in the Bylaws to receive reports from its standing committees and to conduct necessary business. The Chair may cancel the regular meeting if he or she determines that there is no need for the meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Delegates may be called by the Chair, or by any three members thereof.All meetings shall be open to the public. At least 48 hours written notice of any meeting shall be given to all delegates of the Board of Delegates. It shall state the time, place, and purpose of the meeting, and may be sent by electronic means. At least twenty-four (24) hours written notice shall be given of any committee meeting to all committee members. Any member may waive notice of this requirement for himself/herself. ARTICLE VIII 4