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ORDINANCE NO. 2011- 007 member is appointed by a single county commissioner: that member's term shall commence in January following the election of the commissioner. To the extent that members serve in an ex officio capacity or are appointed by other governmental entities or groups, such members shall serve until replaced by new members serving in the ex officio capacity or appointed by the other governmental entities orgroups. In order to effectuate this policy, the present terms of all commission and board members in office at the time of adoption of this Code may be extended or shortened by resolution of the commission or the normal appointment terms may be shortened. 4. Removal. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the county commission. To the extent that a member is appointed by a single commissioner, the member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing commissioner; and, to the extent that a member is appointed by another governmental entity or group, the member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing governmental entity or group. 5. Absence of members. Absence of any member from three (3) consecutive meetings without approval of the commission or board on which he sits shall, at the discretion of the county commission, constitute an abandonment of the office by such member. 6. Serve in advisory capacity. Commissions and boards shall act only in an advisory capacity to the county commission except as otherwise provided. 7. Compensation. Members shall receive no salary, but the county commission may make provision for the payment of any expenses necessary to the proper functioning of the commission or board. 8. Meetings. Unless otherwise provided, all meetings shall be given public notice by the cxccutivc aidc to the commission commissioners' assistants, shall be open to the public, and shall generally be held in the County Commission Chambers, 1840 25th 1801 27 Street, Vero Beach. Unless provided the clerk of the court or a department secretary, the cxccutivc aids commissioners' assistants shall provide secretaries support for all commissions and boards and shall keep minutes and a permanent record of their proceedings. A copy of the minutes shall be forwarded to the board to the county commission upon request. 9. Election of officers. Each commission and board shall elect from among its voting members a chairman and vice-chairman annually at its first meeting in January, or at its next meeting if no meeting is held in January. Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law, a county commissioner appointed as a representative of the board 2