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BYLAWS FOR THE GUNNISON BASIN ROUNDTABLE PAGE 8 Section 6. The Chairperson of the Roundtable. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Roundtable. The Chairperson shall be entitled to vote on all matters that come before the Roundtable. Section 7. The Vice Chairperson of the Roundtable. In the absence of the Chairperson or in the event of the death or inability or refusal to act of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall perform the duties of the Chairperson and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chairperson. In the event of the resignation of the Roundtable Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall become the Chairperson and a new Vice Chairperson shall be elected.. Section 8. The Recorder of the Roundtable. The Roundtable shall elect a Recorder. The Recorder shall be custodian of the Roundtable's records, and shall keep a list of the address of each Member. The Recorder shall also perform, or cause to be performed: 8.1 all record keeping of the Roundtable; 8.2 official recording of formal decisions of all Roundtable proceedings; 8.3 any other duties as may be assigned by the Roundtable. Section 9. Salaries. Neither the Chairperson nor the Vice Chairperson nor the Recorder shall receive a salary for their work on behalf of the Roundtable. Section 10. Resignation of Chairperson~ Vice Chairperson and Members. The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Recorder or any Member may resign at any time by submitting a resignation in writing. Such resignation takes effect from the time of its receipt by the Roundtable unless a date or time is fixed in the resignation, in which case it will take effect from that time. Acceptance of the resignation shall not be required to make it effective. ARTICLE VI CONSENSUS BASED DECISION MAKING Section 1. Policy Decisions. A concerted effort shall be made by the Roundtable to reach policy decisions by consensus. Consensus shall be required whenever specified in these Bylaws. The goal of consensus is to respect and protect minority opinions on all issues. If objections are not voiced when considering an issue, then consensus is assumed and the issue moves forward. In other cases, one or more individuals might wish to express a minority opinion, which shall be entered into the record, but the item under discussion shall then move forward anyway. If consensus is not reached the issue shall be reevaluated at the next meeting of the Roundtable. If consensus cannot be reached at this point after twice recorded roll call vote, the issue shall be considered lost. December 2, 2005