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I I I I I I. I I I I I I I TAC By-laws Pg. 5 F~e,~tion 3 - Ouoruma ~quorum is constituted by the presence of at least 4 (four) member jurisdictions. S~ecfion 4 - Majority Vote. A majority vote-is d~fined as a simple majority of the voting members present. Section 5 - Attendance Each member and/or their alternate is expected to attend each meeting. For members not attending $ consecutive meetings, the Chairman will send to the chief elected officer of the jurisdiction of the member in question, a letter indicating the number of absences and requesting reaffirmation or redesignation of the jurisdiction representative. _Section 6 - Agenda The agenda, at minimum, is a list of considerations for discussion and/i)r action ara meeting. The items on the agenda originate as carry-over from previous meetings as 'Old Business'. New items are placed on the agenda prior t,o its distributio, n by any member jurisdiction or by the request of the TAC Chairman as New Business · Additional items may be included on the agenda as long as there is a majority concurrence of the eligible voting members present who are party to the Mem°randum of Understanding. Section 7 - Voting Procedures ~ae Chairman or anY member may call for a vote on any issue that has been properly seconded and is within the purposes set forth in Article II and provided the issue is on the agenda as outlined in Section 6 of this article. Each eligible member shall have one equal vote, and a majority vote of the members present shall constitute approval of any resolution. The Chairman is permitted to vote but ex-officio members are not. In the absence of any direction from the by-laws the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order will designate procedures governing voting. Members may askto be excused from voting provided that there is legitimate conflict of interest and the TAC approves the request. Proxy and/or absentee voting is not permitted. Abstentions are not included in the tally of the vote. ARTICLE VII: Parliamentary Authority The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the TAC in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding, these by-laws and any special rules of order the TAC may adopt.