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decisions of all Roundtable proceedings; and (3) any other duties as may be assigned by the Roundtable. Section 9. Salaries . Neither the chairperson nor the vi ce chairpersons nor the recorder shall receive a salary for their work on behalf of the Roundtable. ARTICLE VI DECISION - MAKING Section 1. Consensus - Based Decision - Making . A concerted effort shall be made by the Roundtable to reach decisions by cons ensus. Consensus is understood to mean: all Roundtable Members believe their views on a particular issue have been satisfactorily heard and agree not to block the group’s decision on the issue. The goal of consensus is to respect and protect minority opi nions 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 Roundtable Members might wish to express a minority opinion, which shall be entered into the r ecord, 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, the issue shall be considered lost. A RTICLE VII MEETINGS AND GOVERNANCE Section 1. Annual Meeting . An annual meeting of the Roundtable will be held prior to July 1 of each year to include at a minimum election of chairpersons, annual reports, other business pertinent to the Roundtable, an d for purposes of the Colorado Open Meeting Law, decide which place or places will be deemed the public location(s) for the posting of notice of Roundtable meeting times and/or locations. The Roundtable will hold regular meetings at least four times each calendar year at such place as may be designated in the notice of the meeting. Section 2. Regular Meetings . A regular meeting of the Roundtable shall be held once a quarter. The Roundtable may provide, by resolution, the time and place, which must be within the State of Colorado, for the holding of additional regular meetings. The notice of the meeting must be posted and distributed in such a manner so as to comply with the Colorado Open Meetings Law. The Roundtable is encouraged to schedule its regu lar meetings on days and times that will allow for diverse geographic participation. Section 3. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Roundtable may be called by or at the request of the chairperson or vice chairpersons. The person or persons auth orized to call special meetings of the Roundtable may fix any place, which must be within the State 7