Bylaws for RGBRT- Approved 4-11-06

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6. Non Voting Members - Three (3) (or more) Non Voting M embers shall be selected by the R oundtable Voting M embe rs appointed pursuant to 1. to 5. above, who shall represent entities outside the basin that own water rights within the basin. Members appointed pursuant to 6. shall not be required to reside within the borders of the roundtable. If no one qualifies for selection under 6., three (3) or more N on V oting members shall be selected from outside or within the Rio Grande Basin who have interests in and are knowledgeable about water matters. 7. The member of the Colorado Water Conservation Board who resides withi n the borders of the Rio Grande B asin roundtable shall act as the Board’s liaison to the basin roundtable and to the Interbasin Compact Committee. Section 2. Term of Office . Members shall serve a term of five (5) years; except that initial terms shall be staggered pursuant to the Roundtable’s Bylaws. Vacancies shall be filled pursuant to the same criteria as the original appointment. Section 3. Initial Terms Staggered . The initial terms of Roundt able Members are staggered according to the determina tion of the membership . The Record er shall keep a tally of the m embers and their terms and expiratio n dates for the benefit of the m embers. Section 4. Voting . For purposes of voting on Roundtable business, each Voting Member in Section 1 shall have on e (1) vote. Section 5 . Non - Represented Interests . Government agencies, individuals, local governments, and other organizations not directly represented by a Member of the Roundtable are encouraged to participate in the Roundtable’s meetings, however, n on - represented interests will not act as V oting Members of the Roundtable. Section 6 . Substitutes and Proxies . Roundtable Members shall not send a substitute or proxy on their behalf to a Roundtable meeting nor shall a Voting member’s vote be cast by a substitute or proxy. ARTICLE V ROUNDTABLE LEADERSHIP Section 1. General Powers . The Roundtable Leadership shall consist of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Recorder and have the power to manage the business and affairs of the Roundtable in such manner as it sees fit. In addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred upon it, the Roundtable Leadership may do all lawful acts which are not directed to be done by statute or by these Bylaws. 5