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2016 JPA with <br />Prior Amendments <br />INITIAL DRAFT <br />4-14-25 <br /> <br /> 16 <br />Formatted: Font: 11 pt <br />Formatted: Font: 11 pt <br />5.3 Technical Commission Officers. At the first meeting of the TEC each calendar year the <br />Commissioners shall appoint from among its members a Chair, Vice-Chair, Financial <br />Officer, and Liaison to the Board. The TEC shall assign duties to the officers as it deems <br />appropriate. An Alternate Commissioner may not serve as an officer of the TEC. <br /> <br />5.4 Meetings. Regular monthly meetings of the TEC shall be held on a day and time selected <br />by the Commissioners. All meetings of VLAWMO are subject to the Minnesota Open <br />Meeting Law. Notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be sent to all <br />Commissioners, and provided to the public requesting this information, and follow notice <br />requirements outlined in Minn. Stat. § 13D.04. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance <br />with the rules adopted by the TEC or, if a specific set of rules has not been adopted, then <br />the latest version of Roberts Rules of Order. Each Commissioner shall have one vote. A <br />majority of the Commissioners present shall constitute a quorum at all TEC meetings. In <br />the absence of a quorum, a scheduled meeting shall be opened, re-scheduled, and <br />adjourned. <br /> <br />SECTION VI <br />FINANCING VLAWMO <br /> <br />6.1 Subdivision 1. Annual Operating Budget. On or before September 1st of each year,The <br />annual VLAWMO budget, which includes both operational costs and capital improvement <br />costs, shall be developed and approved as provided in this section. <br /> <br />(a) Staff Prepares Draft. VLAWMO staff shall work with the Board shall appropriate <br />Member staff to prepare a preliminary draft long range budget, which shall include the <br />proposed annual operating budget for the following calendar year. The budget shall <br />provide funds to operate VLAWMO for the next calendar year. The proposed <br />operating budgetupcoming year and the sources for these funds shall be proposed SSU <br />rates. <br /> <br />(b) Budget Subcommittee Recommendation. VLAWMO staff shall present the <br />preliminary draft budget to the budget subcommittee. The budget subcommittee is <br />responsible for reviewing and making a recommendation to the Board regarding the <br />proposed budget and the SSU rates. <br /> <br />(c) Budget Approval. The Board shall consider the annual budget as recommended for by <br />the budget subcommittee and act on the annual budget. The Board may modify the <br />annual budget proposed by the budget subcommittee. This review and approval to the <br />Members. of the annual budget typically occurs at the June Board meeting, but can <br />occur at a different meeting as the Board may determine is appropriate. <br /> <br />(d) SSU Rate Approval. The Board shall consider and act to approve the SSU rates. This <br />review and approval typically occurs at the August Board meeting, but can occur at a <br />different meeting as the Board may determine is appropriate. <br /> <br />Formatted: Font: Not Bold, Underline <br />Formatted: Font: Not Bold <br />Formatted: Font: Not Bold, Underline <br />Formatted: Underline <br />Formatted: Font: Not Bold, Underline <br />Formatted: List Paragraph, Indent: Left: 0.38", Hanging: <br />0.31", Numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: a, b, c, … + <br />Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.25" + Indent <br />at: 0.5" <br />Formatted: Font: Bold <br />Formatted: List Paragraph, Indent: Left: 0.69"