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<br />14 <br /> <br /> <br />d. Election to Receive Service From Snohomish County 911; Impact on <br />Governing Board Representation. Each Principal shall determine which of its respective <br />public service departments or operations will be Directly Served by Snohomish County <br />911. The initial election by each Principal as to which of their respective departments or <br />operations will receive services from Snohomish County 911 will be recorded by the <br />submittal by each Principal of a completed service election form. The service election <br />form determines whether a Principal participates in a caucus to select either or both a Police <br />Agency Governing Board Member or a Fire Agency Governing Board Member. Single <br />Service Principals shall also participate in the caucus for the non-voting Governing Board <br />Member. Each Principal shall promptly provide written notice to Snohomish County 911 <br />of any changes in its services impacting its qualification as a Police Agency or Fire Agency. <br />e. Conditions for Serving on Governing Board. All Governing Board <br />Members and their alternates shall serve without compensation from Snohomish County <br />911. However, Snohomish County 911 may pay for or reimburse Governing Board <br />Members and alternates for reasonable out-of-pocket costs related to service on the <br />Governing Board. Members may only serve for such time as they meet the qualification <br />of a Governing Board Member for the Principals with which they served of the start date <br />of their then current term on the Governing Board. <br />f. Alternates. Alternates shall be selected and shall serve in the absence of <br />Governing Board Members in the manner described in Exhibit A. Alternates must meet <br />the same qualifications as Governing Board Member. <br />g. Quorum. A simple majority of the voting Members (or their alternates) in <br />number (excluding any Member that represents a Principal which been terminated by vote <br />of the Governing Board, or which has given notice of withdrawal and is not permitted to <br />vote per terms of Section 17.f) shall constitute a quorum of the Governing Board for <br />purposes of doing business on any issue. <br />h. Voting. The Board shall strive to operate by consensus. All Board <br />decisions on items not listed in Section 6.i require a Simple Majority Vote for approval. A <br />Governing Board Member may not split his or her vote on an issue and there shall be no <br />weighted voting. No voting by proxies or mail-in ballots is allowed. Voting by a <br />designated alternate is not considered a vote by proxy. A Governing Board Member <br />representing a Principal that has given notice of withdrawal or which has been terminated <br />by vote of the Governing Board shall be authorized to cast votes at the Governing Board <br />only on budget items to be implemented prior to the withdrawal or termination date. <br />i. Items Requiring Supermajority Vote for Approval. A Supermajority Vote <br />of the Governing Board shall be required in order to approve the following items or actions: