HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1755 (2)(402.5) The Board of Commissioners may remove with or without cause any member of
the Farmland Preservation Board.
(402.6) The per diem compensation of the members of the Farmland Preservation Board
shall be fixed by the Board of Commissioners andfunds Inds shall be appropriated to
the Farmland Preservation Board to perform its duties.
Section 403. Procedure
(403.1) The Board is to elect a chairman and vice-chairman each year at its first meeting
of the fiscal year. The chairman shall preside overall regular or special
meetings of the Board. The Board shall adopt its own by-laws and such by-laws
or amendments thereto must be approved by the Iredell County Board of
Commissioners.
(403.2) The Board will use the countyfiscal year as its meeting year. The meetings of
the Board shall be publicized and conducted in accordance with provisions of
the North Carolina Open Meetings Law. Such meetings shall be held at the call
of the Chairman and at such other times as the Board in its rules of procedure
may specify.
(403.3) The Board shall keep minutes of the proceedings showing the vote of each
member upon each question or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact.
The Board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all
of which shall be immediately filed in the Iredell County Planning Department
office and shall be a public record.
(403.4) The Iredell County Farmland Preservation Board shall contract with the Iredell
County Planning Department, with technical assistance of the Iredell County
Cooperative Extension Service, to serve the Board for record keeping,
correspondence, maintenance of application procedures, and whatever other
services the board needs to complete its duties.
(403. S) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the Farmland Preservation
Board shall be necessary to; reverse any order, requirement, decision, or
determination and to decide in favor of an applicant, or pass upon any other
matter on which it is required to set under this ordinance.
Section 404. Duties
The Farmland Preservation Board shall:
(404.1) Review and approve applications for qualified farmland and voluntary
agricultural districts and make recommendations concerning the establishment
and modification of agricultural districts;
(404.2) Hold public hearing pursuant to Article VIII of this ordinance;
(404.3) Advise the Board of Commissioners on projects, programs, or issues affecting
the agricultural economy or activities within the county that will affect
agricultural districts;
(404.4) Perform other related tasks or duties assigned by the Board of Commissioners.
(404.5) Develop a county wide farmland protection plan as defined in NCGS 106-744
(e) (])for presentation to board of commissioners;
(404.6) Each district shall be assigned to a member of the Board who shall monitor and
represent that district in all business conducted by the Board. Individual
members will represent those districts closest to them geographically. No
member will represent more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number
of districts in the county or twenty-five percent (25%) of total land area.
Article V Application for Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts
Section 501. Purpose