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• 40 C� POW25-01041 aai POLICYP'IANNIN i OOC . 93198 School District of Indian River County (1) Florida Department of Transportation (I -nonvoting) "Town of Orchid (1 -nonvoting) (b) All voting representatives shall be elected officials of general purpose local governments, except to the extent that the MPO includes, as part of Its apportioned voting membership, an official of an agency that operates or administers a major mode of transportation. All individuals acting as a representative of the governing board of the county, the city, or authority shall first be selected by said governing board. (c) In no event shall the county commission representatives constitute less than ane -third of the total number of representatives on the MPO. (d) In the event that a governmental entity that is a member of the MPD fails to fill an assigned appointment to the MPO within sixty (60) days after notification by the Governor of its duty to appoint a representative, that appointment shall he made by the Governor from the eligible individuals of that governmental entity. Section 4.02. Terms. TP& term of office of members of the MPD shall be four (4) years, The membership of a member who is a public official automatically terminates upon said official leaving the elective or appointive office for any reason, or may be terminated by a majority vote of the total membership of the governmental entity represented by the member, A vacancy shall be filled by the original appointing entity. A member may be appointed for one or more additional four (4) year turns. ARTICLE 5 AUTHORITIES. POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIB LrMS Section 5.01. General authorily, The MPO shall have all authorities, powers and duties, enjoy all rights, privileges, and immunities, exercise all responsibilities and perform all obligations necessary or appropriate to managing a continuing, cooperative, and comprebertsive transportation planning process as specified in Section 339.175(4) and (5), Florida Statutes. Section 5.02. Specific authority and powers. The MPO shall have the following powers and authority; (a) As provided in Section 339.175(5)(g), Florida Statutes, the MPO may employ personnel and/or may enter into contracts with local or state agencies and private planning or engineering firms to utilize the staff resources of local and/or state agencies; (b) As provided in Section 163.01(14), Florida Statutes, the MPD may enter into contracts for the performance of service functions of public agencies; (c) As provided in Section 163.0](5)(j), Florida Statutes, the MPO may acquire, own. operate, maintain, sell, or lease real and personal property; (d) As provided in Section 163.01(5)(m), Florida Statutes, the MPO may accept funds, grants, assistance, gifts or b N. uests from local, State, and Federal resources; (e) The MPO may promulgate rules to effectuate its powers, responsibilities, and obligations enumerated herein; provided, that said rules do not supersede or conflict with applicable local and state laws, rules and regulations; and] Ntv5of 11