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quorum for the transaction of business. At all meetings of the Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium at which a quorum is present, all matters shall be decided by the vote of a majority of the members of the Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium. 9. Establishment, Composition, and Appointment of the Workforce Development Board There is hereby established a Workforce Development Board, which shall be constituted in accordance with the requirements of Section 107 of Title I of the WI OA and this Section 9 of this Agreement (hereinafter called the "Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast") The initial number of members of the Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast shall be twenty-one (21). Thereafter, the number of members of the Workforce Development Board shall be determined by the Workforce Development Board. Members shall be appointed for fixed and staggered terms and may serve until their successors are appointed. After the initial staggered terms, terms of Workforce Development Board members shall be three (3) years. Any vacancy in the membership of the Workforce Development Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Members may be reappointed for successive terms if the sponsoring organization agrees. Any member of the Workforce Development Board may be removed for cause in accordance with procedures established by the Workforce Development Board. A majority of the Workforce Development Board shall be representatives of the private sector who shall be owners of businesses, chief executives or chief operating officers of businesses, and other business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority or who represent businesses with employment opportunities that reflect the employment opportunities of the local area. Private sector nomination, and the individuals selected by the Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium from such nominations, shall reasonably represent the industrial and demographic composition of the business community. The Chairman of the Workforce Development Board shall be selected from among members of the Board who are representatives of the private sector. The private sector representatives on the Workforce Development Board shall be selected by the Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium from individuals nominated by general-purpose business organizations, such as chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, business councils, and business trade organizations, as follows: (1) All nominations to the Workforce Development Board must be the CEO, or manager or equivalent of their organization whether private or public. (2) The education representatives on the Workforce Development Board shall be selected by the Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium from individuals nominated by regional or local educational agencies, institutions or organizations representing such local educational entities. Page 4 of 7