45-5. Officers; Bylaws; Fiscal Year; Meetings; Records; Support Services.

  1. The Board is to elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman each year at its first meeting of the fiscal year. The Chairman shall preside over all regular or special meetings of the Board. The Board shall adopt its own bylaws, and such bylaws or amendments thereto must be approved by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners.
  2. The Board will use the County fiscal year as its meeting year. Meetings of the Board shall be publicized and conducted in accordance with provisions of the North Carolina Open Meetings Law. Such meetings shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times as the Board in its rules of procedure may specify.
  3. The Board shall keep minutes of the proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact. The Board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be a public record.
  4. The Henderson County Agricultural Advisory Board shall contract with the Soil and Water Conservation District office to serve the Board for recordkeeping, correspondence and application procedures under this Chapter and whatever other services the Board needs to complete its duties.