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shall expire on the effective date of s~Jch event. Each member s[~all certify to the Council the names of its delegate and any alternate(s) prior to the first Council meeting of the calendar year. Only an indi.vidual who has been duly appointed and certified to the Counci] as a delegate or alternate may be permitted to vote on any matter. The members shall also appoint and certify a successor to fill any vacancy created by the death, removal, resignation, or ineligibility of a delegate (but not an alternate), but an alternate may represent a member until such successor delegate is appointed and certified. ITEM VI Voting and ~uorum Requirements: A. Each member governmental unit shall be entitled to one vote on all matters coming before the Council or before any committee to which such member unit is duly appointed. All votes shall be cast by the delegate, or in his absence, by an alternate delegate of the member government. B. Representation, by delegate or alternate, from a simple majority of the member governmental units at any regular or special meeting of the Council, or representation, .by delegate or alternate, from a simple majority of the membership of any committee at any committee meeting, shall constitute a quorum at any such Council or committee meeting. Tl~e affirmative vote of a simple majority of representatives present at any meet~.ng at which a quorum was present shall be required for any action or recommendation of the Council or any committee, unless this Charter or the By-Laws of the Council require a larger affirmative vote on particular matters. C. Voting shall be by voice, a sl~ow of hands, or, upon the request of any three delegates, by a poll of the delegates. ITEM VII Withdrawal~ Any member may wit}~draw from the Council at the end of any fiscal year, provided written notice of intent to withdraw is given to each of the other members at least sixty days prior to the end of the fiscal year.