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A. Each board shall have a chairperson and a vice chairperson. Officers shall be elected by a majority of the board members for a term of one year. Election of officers shall be the first order of business at any time that an officer’s seat is not filled, and shall occur nonetheless on or about April 1 of each calendar year, or as otherwise provided by ordinance or the board’s rules of procedure.

B. The duties of the chairperson are:

1. To open the meeting at the appointed time and determine that a quorum is present;

2. To enforce the rules relating to debate, order, and decorum;

3. To state and put to a vote all questions that legitimately come before the board as motions or that otherwise arise in the course of the meeting;

4. If a motion is not in order, to rule it out of order; and

5. To assign a member to note those members present and absent and ensure minutes are taken on all actions by the board at each meeting.

C. The duties of the vice chairperson shall be to perform duties of the chairperson in the chairperson’s absence.

D. In absence of both the chairperson and vice chairperson, the board may vote for another member to temporarily fill the acting chair role. (Ord. 3115 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2581 § 3 (part), 2011).