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ARTICLE VI. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRALINA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (WDB) A. Upon designation by the Governor of North Carolina of the Centralina Area as a service delivery area, the Chalxmen of the Boards of County Commissioners of each of the undersigned units of local government shall convene to establish and select a Centralina Workforce Development Board (hereinafter Centralina WDB) as such entity is defined in Sections 102 and 103 of the JTPA and accompanying regulations. The members of the Centralina WDB are to be selected in accordance with the nominating process and representative scheme set forth in Section 102 of the JTPA. B. The Centralina WDB shall consist of twenty (20) members. Eleven (11) of these members shall represent the private sector as that term is defined in Section 102 of the JTPA. Of these eleven members, two shall represent each of the six undersigned units of local government, when feasible. Of the nine (9) remaining members, one shall represent community colleges, one shall represent public educational institutions, one shall represent social service agencies, one shall represent organized labor, one shall represent economic development agencies, one shall represent public employment service agencies one shall represent vocational rehabilitation agencies, and two shall represent community based organizations. C. The initial terms often members of the initial Centralina WDB shall expire aRer one year and the initial terms of the remaining members shall expire after two years. Thereafter, the terms of service of all members of the Centralina WDB shall be two years. D. Successors to the initial members of the Centralina WDB who die, resign, or otherwise cease to serve, shall be selected by Chakmen of the Boards of Commissioners of the undersigned units of local government. If the Chairmen desire to reappoint a current member of the Centralina WDB to another two (2) year term, the nominating process described in Section 102 of the JTPA need not be followed. If the Chairmen do not desire to reappoint a current member of the Centralina WDB to another two year term, then nominations to fill the vacancy shall be sought in accordance with the process described in Section 102 of the JTPA and accompanying regulations. E. Private sector representatives on the Centralina WDB shall be selected by Chairmen of the Boards of Commissioners of the undersigned units of local government from a slate of individuals nominated by general purpose business organizations after consulting with, and receiving recommendations from, other business organizations in the SDA. The number of such nominations shall be at least 150 percent (150%) of the number of individuals to be appointed. Such nominations, and the individuals selected from such nominations, shall reasonably represent the industrial and demographic composition of the business community. Whenever possible, at least one-half of such business and indust~ representatives shall be representatives of small business, including minority business.