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DRAFT <br />11-7-24 <br />SECTION II <br />MEMBERSHIP <br />2.1 Members. The following local government units are Members of the Commission: City <br />of Andover, City of Anoka, and City of Ramsey. <br />2.2 Additional Units of Government. The Board may, with the ratification of the councils of <br />all Members, invite other units of government within the Rum River Watershed to <br />become parties to this Agreement and in all respects enjoy the full rights, duties, and <br />obligations of this Agreement. <br />2.3 Effect of Changes. No change in governmental boundaries, structure, or organizational <br />status shall affect the eligibility of any local government unit listed above to be <br />represented on the Commission, so long as such local government unit continues to exist <br />as a separate political subdivision. <br />3.1 <br />3.2 <br />SECTION III <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Establishment. The parties hereby reaffirm the establishment and continued operation of <br />the "Lower Rum River Watershed Board of Commissioners" in accordance with the Act. <br />The Board shall serve as the governing body of the Commission and shall carry out the <br />purposes and have the powers as provided herein. <br />Board Appointments. The Commission is governed by the Board, which is comprised of <br />a total of three Commissioners, one of which is appointed by each Members. Each party <br />to this Agreement is a Member of the Board and shall determine the eligibility and <br />qualifications of its representative on the Board. <br />(a) Commissioner. Each Member is responsible for appointing one person to serve as <br />its representative ("Commissioner") on the Board. Each Member is responsible <br />for publishing a notice of a vacancy, whether resulting from expiration of its <br />Commissioner position or otherwise, as required in Minn. Stat. § 103B.227, subd. <br />2. Each Commissioner shall have one vote on the Board and must be present to <br />vote. A Commissioner maybe considered present to vote if the person <br />participates in the meeting remotely in accordance with the requirements of Minn. <br />Stat. § 13D.02. The authority of a Commissioner to vote shall be suspended if the <br />appointing Member is delinquent by more than 30 days in paying its annual <br />assessment or any supplemental assessment. The voting authority of the <br />Commissioner shall be restored once the Member pays all past due assessments. <br />(b) Alternate Commissioner. Each Member may also appoint one Alternate <br />Commissioner ("Alternate Commissioner") to the Board in the same manner <br />required to appoint a Commissioner. The Alternate Commissioner may attend all <br />meetings and speak during the public input portion of the meeting, but is only <br />4 <br />