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<br />5. one member representing water users on the South Platte River above the <br />Western Canal diversion. to be selected by those users; and . <br /> <br />6. one member representing water users downstream of Lake McConaughy <br />or the Western Canal and Nebraska users upstream of Lake McConaughy who <br />do not have federal ~rage contracts, to be selected by those users', <br /> <br />Within 15 days of execution of this Cooperative Agreement. DOl will provide notice to <br />the appropriate cOnstituencies or entities and request that they select their members and <br />notify FWSof the selection within 30 days. . Each entity or constitueDcy represented <br />may select its own methods of choosing its member(s). Each member of the <br />Govermmce Committee will also have an alternate selected in the same mSlnn~ as that <br />member. Until the initial selectioDS are made", or in the event of a vacincy, the <br />member's seat(s) sball be considered vacant, aDd the voting requirements in Paragraph <br />IX.B shall be reduced accordiDgly. Members of the Governance Committee serve at <br />tbe sUfferance of their constituents, <br /> <br />B. Voti~. For tbe purpose of voting on any issue,' a quorum conSiSts of the <br />member or alternate appointed by each Governor, the members representing FWS or <br />BOR or their altemates, aDd two other members or altemates, The chair shall provide <br />, reasonable notice of all Govcmance Committee ,~. aDd' a proposed agenda to all <br />members and altemates. NiDe of the ten members oftbe GoVernaDce Committee, <br />bic1WIiDg the meDmer' or altemate appointed by eIch Governor and the member or <br />alternate repIesenting FWS, uiust votc in the affirmative fortbe'GOvemance~ttee <br />to establish a position on policy issues. Seven of ten votes ai'eneecied for the :;;.; <br />Govermmce Comm~ to 1ake action on non-policy issues. For,pmposes of this <br />CoOperative AgreemeDt"the term "policy issue" shili mean an issue Iffectmg the term, <br />scope~ allocation of funding, or contimJed viability of this Cooperative Agreement. If a <br />member aDd altemate are absent from a ~ or abstain from voting, the voting <br />requirements will be reduced accordingly. . <br /> <br />c.' ReQ)Onsibilities. The Govermmce Committee will: <br />. ' <br /> <br />1. meet on a quarterly basis for the first year of the Cooperative Agreement <br />and sero;Slnnua lly thereafter except when more frequent meetings are agreed <br />upon; <br /> <br />2. elect a chair annually and develop such other mles of governance. <br />procedure and conflict resolution as it deems appropriate; <br /> <br />10 <br />