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INITIAL DRAFT 4-14-25 11 qualification standards for its TEC appointments, following guidelines promulgated by the Board. The VLAWMO Administrator shall serve as a non-voting member of VLAWMO. 5.2 Duties and Responsibilities. The TEC, through the VLAWMO Administrator and other VLAWMO employees, shall administer the day-to-day operations of VLAWMO and shall review VLAWMO expenditures. The TEC has the authority to review and approve VLAWMO’s monthly expenditures and may approve capital improvements in accordance with a policy adopted by the Board. The Board may assign additional duties and responsibilities to the TEC as it may determine are appropriate. 5.3 Technical Commission Officers. At the first meeting of the TEC each calendar year the Commissioners shall appoint from among its members a Chair, Vice-Chair, Financial Officer, and Liaison to the Board. The TEC shall assign duties to the officers as it deems appropriate. An Alternate Commissioner may not serve as an officer of the TEC. 5.4 Meetings. Regular monthly meetings of the TEC shall be held on a day and time selected by the Commissioners. All meetings of VLAWMO are subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law. Notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be sent to all Commissioners, and provided to the public requesting this information, and follow notice requirements outlined in Minn. Stat. § 13D.04. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules adopted by the TEC or, if a specific set of rules has not been adopted, then the latest version of Roberts Rules of Order. Each Commissioner shall have one vote. A majority of the Commissioners present shall constitute a quorum at all TEC meetings. In the absence of a quorum, a scheduled meeting shall be opened, re-scheduled, and adjourned. SECTION VI FINANCING VLAWMO 6.1 Annual Budget. The annual VLAWMO budget, which includes both operational costs and capital improvement costs, shall be developed and approved as provided in this section. (a) Staff Prepares Draft. VLAWMO staff shall work with the appropriate Member staff to prepare a preliminary draft long range budget, which shall include the proposed budget for the upcoming year and the proposed SSU rates. (b) Budget Subcommittee Recommendation. VLAWMO staff shall present the preliminary draft budget to the budget subcommittee. The budget subcommittee is responsible for reviewing and making a recommendation to the Board regarding the proposed budget and the SSU rates. (c) Budget Approval. The Board shall consider the annual budget as recommended by the budget subcommittee and act on the annual budget. The Board may modify the annual budget proposed by the budget subcommittee. This review and approval of the annual