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<br />19 <br /> <br /> <br />c. Alternates. Each Representative serving on a Technical Advisory <br />Committee may designate one alternate, confirmed in writing, to serve when such <br />Representative is absent or unable to serve provided that such alternates must have <br />operational responsibilities within their respective agencies. Written notice of the <br />appointment of an alternate shall be provided to the Chair the applicable Technical <br />Advisory Committee prior to the alternate serving in the absence of the Representative. <br />d. Powers. Each Technical Advisory Committee shall meet individually as <br />frequently as their members deem appropriate, but not less than twice each year, for the <br />purpose of promoting interagency collaboration and cooperation, information sharing, <br />discussion and review of agency operating policy and such other matters as the Governing <br />Board may request. The Technical Advisory Committees shall provide advice, <br />information, and recommendations to the Governing Board and the Executive Director. <br />e. Quorum. One-quarter of the Representatives of each Technical Advisory <br />Committee (or any alternates present and participating in place of a Representative) shall <br />constitute a quorum for meetings of such Committee. <br />f. Voting. All actions and recommendations of the Technical Advisory <br />Committees shall be approved by majority vote of those present and voting. Each <br />Representative shall have one vote. There will be no weighted voting, proxy voting, or <br />mail-in voting. <br />g. Officers. Each Technical Advisory Committee shall have two officers, a <br />Chair and Vice-Chair. It will be the function of the Chair to preside at the meetings of <br />his/her respective Technical Advisory Committee, and the Vice-Chair shall assume this <br />role in absence of the Chair. The officers shall be annually elected by vote of the <br />Committee Representatives. <br />h. Staffing. The Technical Advisory Committees shall be staffed by the <br />Executive Director, or his or her designee, and such additional agency staffing as the <br />Executive Director may deem appropriate. <br />i. Meetings. All meetings of each Technical Advisory Committee shall be <br />open to the public if and to the extent required by chapter 42.30 RCW. Regular meetings <br />shall be held pursuant to a schedule approved by the Technical Advisory Committee. <br />Special meetings may be called by the Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee or a <br />majority of the Representatives of the Technical Advisory Committee. Members of the <br />Technical Advisory Committees may participate in meetings through the use of any means <br />of communication by which all Representatives and members of the public participating in <br />such meeting can hear each other during the meeting. Any Representatives participating