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Section 2. Term of Office . Members shall serve a term of five (5) years, or until a Member withdraws or is removed from the Roundtable, at which time such Member’s term shall terminate. Vacancies shall be filled pursuant to the same criteria as the original appoint ment. Section 3. Voting . For purposes of voting on Roundtable business, each Member in Section 1 shall have one vote. Section 4. Annual Meeting . An Annual Meeting of the Members in Section 1 shall be held each year at a date, time and place determi ned by the Roundtable Members. Each Member and the public shall be notified in advance as set forth in Article VII. Section 5. Non - Represented Interests . Government agencies, individuals, local governments, and other organizations not directly represen ted by a Member of the Roundtable are encouraged to participate in the Roundtable’s meetings, however, non - represented interests will not act as voting Members of the Roundtable. Section 6. Substitutes and Proxies . Roundtable Members shall not send a s ubstitute or proxy on their behalf to a Roundtable meeting. ARTICLE V ROUNDTABLE LEADERSHIP Section 1. General Powers . The Roundtable Leadership shall 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. Section 2. Number and Qualifications . The Roundtable shall have o ne Chairperson, a First Vice - Chairperson and a Second Vice - Chairperson, and one Recorder. The Chairperson and Vice - chairpersons shall be nominated and selected by secret ballot vote The Chairperson shall be selected by a majority of Roundtable Members; th e First Vice - Chairperson shall be the Member receiving the second highest number of votes, and the Second Vice - Chairperson shall be the Member receiving the third highest number of votes. The Recorder shall be selected by the Board of Directors of Southwe stern Water Conservation District. The Chairperson, Vice - Chairpersons, and Recorder shall serve a one - year term with no limit on the number of terms served. The total number of Roundtable Members shall be determined according to the statutory scheme in T he Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act, plus Members representing the tribes in the Dolores, San Miguel and San Juan Basin. Section 3. Election and Term of Office . The Chairperson, and Vice - Chairpersons to be elected by the Roundtable, shall be e lected annually by the Roundtable at its annual meeting. Each person so elected shall hold office until the resignation of such person or a D - SM - SJ Bylaws Page 6 of 13