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Lee, Orange, and Wake, known as the Triangle J Region, which adopted a resolution pursuant to N.C.G.S. 160A-470 on or before June 30, 1972. 2) Any municipality or county in the Triangle J Region that is not an initial member of the Council may join this Council by ratifying or adopting this Charter and upon a majority vote of approval by the Board of Delegates. Notice of such application for admission shall be given to existing members of the Council at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting at which the vote is to be taken. 3) All rights and privileges of membership in the Council shall be exercised on behalf of the member governments by their delegates to the Council. 4) Any special purpose governmental agency in the Triangle J region involved in matters affecting the health, safety, natural resources, welfare or education of the citizens of North Carolina, such as school boards, sanitary districts, and soil and water conservation districts, is eligible to apply for an affiliate membership in the Council. The application may be approved and an affiliate membership granted to such special purpose governmental unit upon the affirmative vote of the Board of Delegates. The affiliate member shall pay no assessment, but the Council may charge each affiliate member a reasonable sum to cover its proportionate share of the direct costs of providing services to the affiliate members, provided such payments are authorized by law. The affiliate member shall have no vote in the Council, but its designated representative may serve on any technical or advisory committee and may otherwise participate in the deliberations of the Council. ARTICLE V Withdrawal. Any member may withdraw from the Council at the end of any fiscal year, provided written notice of intent to withdraw is given to each of the other members at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the fiscal year. ARTICLE VI Governing Board. 1) The governing board of the Council of Governments shall be known as the Board of Delegates, which shall be constituted as described below. 2) The Board of Delegates shall consist of one delegate from each member governmental unit. Each governmental unit may designate any number of alternate delegates. All