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Who presideg at the organizational meeting until ~he ~ew chai~ is elected? This question is Often resolved by local custom: in some counties the clerk to the hoard Or county manager presides, whale in others =he old chair presides unti~ the new chair is elected. Rule 5. ~lection of the Chair. The chair of the board shall be selected annually for a term of one year and shall not be removed from the office of chair unless he or she becomes disqualified to serve as a member of the board. IV. Regular and Special Meetings Rule 6. Regular and Special Meetings. (a) Regular Meetings. The Board shall hold a regular meeting on the third Monday of each month. If a regular meeting day is a holiday on which county offices are closed, the meeting shall be held on the next business day or such succeeding day as may be specified in the motion adjourning the immediately preceding regular meeting. Regular meetings shall be held in the Commissioners' Chambers at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center and shall begin at 6:30 P.M. The board may change the place or time of a particular regular meeting or of all regular meetings within a specified period by resolution adopted, posted, and noticed at least seven days before the change takes effect. Such a resolution shall be filed with the clerk to the board and posted at or near the regular meeting place, and copies shall be sent to all persons who have requested notice of special meetings of the board. (b) Special Meetings. The chair or a majority of board mem~Ders may at any time call a special meeting of the board by signing a notice stating the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be considered. The person or persons calling the meeting shall cause the notice to be posted on the principal bulletin board of the county or the door Of the regular meeting place if there is no principal bulletin board and delivered to the chair and all other board members or left at the usual dwelling place of each member at least forty~eight (48) hours before the meeting. In addition, the notice shall be mailed or delivered to individual persons and news organizations having requested such notice as provided in subsection (d} below, Only items of business specified in the notice may be transacted at a special meeting, unless all members are present or those who are not present have signed a written waiver. (c) Emergency Meetings. If a special meeting is called to deal with an unexpected circumstance that requires immediate consideration by the board, the notice requirements of this rule do not apply. However, the person or persons calling an emergency meeting shall take reasonable action to inform the other members and the public of the meeting. Local news organizations having requested notice of special meetings as provided in subsection (d) below, shall be notified of such emergency meetings by the same method used to notify board members. Only business connected with the emergency may be discussed at the meeting. (d) Sunshine List. Any individual and any newspaper, wire service, radio station, and television station may file with the clerk to the board of commissioners a written request for notice of all special meetings of the board. Requests by individuals must be renewed by the last day of each calendar quarter; requests by news organizations must be renewed annually by January I and are not subject to any fee. (e) Work Sessions and Committee Meetings. The Board may schedule work sessions, committee meetings, or other informal meetings of the board or of a majority of its members at such times and concerning such subject matter as may be established by resolution or order of the board. A schedule of any such meetings held on a regular basis shall be filed in the same place and manner as the schedule of regular meetings. Work sessions and other informal official meetings not held on a regular basis are subject to the same notice requirements as special board meetings.