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INITIAL DRAFT <br />4-14-25 <br /> <br /> 4 <br />(n) “Storm Sewer Utility” or “SSU” means the public utility established by VLAWMO <br />pursuant to the Special Legislation. The Board establishes and certifies to the <br />County for collection within the Area a Storm Sewer Utility fee for the management <br />of surface water. <br /> <br />(o) “Technical Commission” or “TEC” means the commission established herein that is <br />composed of technically skilled persons, one appointed by each Member. <br /> <br />(p) “Vadnais Lake Area Watershed” means the area contained within a line drawn <br />around the extremities of all terrain whose surface drainage is tributary to Vadnais <br />Lake as shown on the official watershed map incorporated herein by reference. <br /> <br />(q) “VLAWMO” means the “Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization” that <br />is reestablished and continued pursuant to this Agreement. <br /> <br />(r) “Watershed Management Plan” means a plan adopted by VLAWMO pursuant to <br />Minn. Stat. § 103B.231. <br /> <br />SECTION III <br />ORGANIZATION OF VLAWMO <br /> <br />3.1 Board of Directors. The governing body of VLAWMO shall be the “Vadnais Lake Area <br />Water Management Organization Board of Directors.” The Board of Directors is comprised <br />of a total of six (6) Directors. The parties hereby reaffirm the establishment and continued <br />operation of the Board of Directors, which shall carry out the purposes and have the powers <br />as provided in this Agreement. <br /> <br />3.2 Appointment of Directors. Each Member shall appoint one representative to serve as the <br />Member’s Director on the Board. The appointment process shall comply with the <br />requirements in Minn. Stat. § 103B.227, subds. 1 and 2. <br /> <br />3.3 Appointment of Alternate Directors. Each Member shall appoint one representative to <br />serve as the Member’s Alternate Director on the Board. A Member’s Alternate Director <br />may attend the meetings of the Board, but shall only be allowed to vote on any matters <br />before the Board in the absence of the same Member’s Director. <br /> <br />3.4 Eligibility to Serve. Each Member shall determine the eligibility or qualification standards <br />for its Director and Alternate Director appointments. Only current elected officials on the <br />governing body of the Member are eligible to serve as a Member or Alternate Member. <br /> <br />3.5 Terms of Office. Directors and Alternate Directors serve three-year terms of office, which <br />shall commence from the date of their appointment and will continue until their successors <br />are selected. Members shall notify the VLAWMO Administrator of its appointments. <br /> <br />3.6 Removal. Directors and Alternate Directors shall serve at the will and consent of the <br />Members that appointed them. If a Member removes a Director or Alternate Director, it