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Page 2 of 4 RFAAC By-Laws Section 3.2 Terms. Members shall serve two-year terms ending June 30th. Terms will be staggered so that at least one-third of the membership will be continuing terms at the beginning of each year. Members may serve for three consecutive two-year terms or a total of six years. After a one year lapse in membership, said member is eligible for reappointment. Section 3.3 Qualifications. The North Carolina Division of Aging's Manual of Policies and Procedures states that the Advisory Committee must be comprised of: a. More than 50 percent older adults, including: (1) Older adults with greatest economic and social need (2) Participants of Older Americans Act programs (3) Older minority individuals b. Representatives of older adults c. Local elected officials d. The general public No Advisory Committee member shall be employed by an Agency which is receiving Older Americans Act or other Aging grant funds from Centralina Council of Governments. Section 3.4 Appointment. The County Commissioners of each county shall appoint three delegates and one alternate with the exception of -Mecklenburg County Commissioners who shall appoint four members and one alternate. In addition, one member shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board of Delegates of the Centralina Council of Governments for aone-year term ending December 3 1st. Section 3.5 Attendance. A member of the Advisory Committee who is absent from two consecutive meetings, either regular meetings or call meetings, shall be deemed to have resigned. Appropriate notification, in writing, will be made by the Area Agency on Aging staff immediately to the member and the County Commissioners concerned. Section 3.6 Alternates. The County Commissioners of each county shall appoint one person to serve as an alternate for aone-year term. Alternates shall attend all meetings and shall vote only in the absence of delegates from their respective county. An alternate who is absent from two consecutive meetings, either regular meetings or call meetings, shall be deemed to have resigned. Section 3.7 Vacancy. Any vacancy in the members of the Advisory Committee shall be filled by appointment by the County Commissioners of the county from which the member whose position is vacant was appointed. Section 3.8 Ex-officio Members. Ex-officio members may be elected by a majority of the members of the Advisory Committee and shall serve as nonvoting members for the term fixed by the Advisory Committee. Ex-ofFcio members may include service providers, former advisory committee members, other interested persons, etc. H-6 Attachment number 7 Page 610 of 627