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ARTICLE III Membership Section 3.1 Number. The number of members constituting the Advisory Committee shall be 26 persons. Section 3.2 Ter~s. Members shall serve two-year terms ending JUne 30th. Terms will be staggered so that at least oneh~h~ 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 No~th Carolina Division of Aging's Manual of Policies and Procedures states that the Advisorf Committee must be comprised of: a. More than 50 percent older persons, including: (1) Older persons with greatest economic and social need (2) Participants of Older Americans Act programs (3) Older minority individuals b. of older Representatives persons 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 members with the exception of the County Commissioners of Mecklenburg County who Shall appoint four members. In addition, one member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Board of Delegates of the Centralina Council of Governments for a one-year term ending December 31st. Section 3.~ Attendance. Any member of the Advisory Committee who is absent from three 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.