45-4. Residency Requirements; Qualifications; Terms; Vacancies; Removal.

  1. Each Board member shall be a resident of Henderson County, and shall be selected in accord with N.C. Gen. Stat. §106-739.  
  2. 3 of the 5 members should be actively engaged in farming, and they may be selected for appointment by the Board of Commissioners from a list of possible candidates submitted to the Board of Commissioners by the Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation District, Henderson County Cooperative Extension, Farm Service Agency County Committee, and AgriBusiness Henderson County. Appointments should be made with an effort to have the broadest geographical representation possible. 
  3. All members are to serve for terms of 4 years, except that the initial Board is to consist of 1 appointee for a term of 2 years; 2 appointees for terms of 3 years and 2 appointees for terms of 4 years. Thereafter, all appointments are to be for terms of 4 years, with reappointments permitted.
  4. Any vacancy on the Agricultural Advisory Board is to be filled by the Board of Commissioners for the remainder of the unexpired term.
  5. Any member of the Agricultural Advisory Board may be removed with or without cause by the Board of Commissioners.