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<br />. 1 ARTICLE AS "SMALL PROVIDERS", COLLECTIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING <br /> 2 MANNER: <br /> 3 (a) No SOONER THAN TIIlRTY DAYS NOR LATER THAN FORTY DAYS <br /> 4 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TIllS ARTICLE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF <br /> 5 EACH SMALL PROVIDER SHALL NOMINATE ONE INDIVIDUAL AS A <br /> 6 CANDIDATE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. THE NOMINATION SHALL BE MADE <br /> 7 TO THE BOARD AND SHALL BE IN SUCH FORM AS THE BOARD SHALL <br /> 8 SPECIFY. EACH CANDIDATE SHALL BE EITHER A MEMBER OF THE <br /> 9 GOVERNING BODY OF THE SMALL PROVIDER OR A NATURAL PERSON WHO <br /> 10 IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT OF ANY WATER PROVIDER. <br /> 11 (b) THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (e) <br /> 12 OF TIllS SUBSECTION (4) THE NUMBER OF VOTES TO WHICH EACH SMALL <br /> 13 PROVIDER IS ENTITLED, PREPARE A BALLOT LISTING THE NAMES OF ALL <br />. 14 CANDIDATES, AND DISTRIBUTE THE BALLOT TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF <br /> 15 THE SMALL PROVIDERS NOT LATER THAN FIFTY DA YS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE <br /> 16 DATE OF TIllS ARTICLE. <br /> 17 (c) EACH SMALL PROVIDER SHALL CAST ALL OF ITS VOTES FOR ONE <br /> 18 CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT. <br /> 19 (d) ALL BALLOTS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE BOARD NOT LATER <br /> 20 THAN THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS OF THE SIXTIETH DAY AFTER THE EFFECTIVE <br /> 21 DATE OF THIS ARTICLE. THE BOARD SECRETARY SHALL TABULATE THE <br /> 22 VOTES CAST AND SHALL ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE WHO <br /> 23 HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE BOARD. THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE <br /> 24 LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE ELECTED AS A DIRECTOR. THE <br /> 25 DIRECTOR WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED SHALL ASSUME IDS OR HER OFFICE AT <br /> 26 THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF' THE BOARD FOLLOWING THE <br />. 27 ANNOUNCEMENTBYTHEBOARDSECRETARY. THE DIRECTOR ELECTED BY <br /> <br />-9- <br /> <br />HB05-1298 <br />