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JOINT AND COOPERATIVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT for a GREATER METRO TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM 5. OFFICERS. The officers of the Consortium shall include a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary, each of whom shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Consortium in odd years. New officers shall take office at the adjournment of the annual meeting at which they are elected. A. President/Vice President. The president shall preside at all meetings of the Consortium and shall perform all duties incident to the office of president, and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Consortium. The vice president shall act as president in the absence of the president. B. Secretary. The secretary shall be responsible for keeping a record of all of the proceedings of the Consortium, preparing and circulating minutes and agenda, facilitating communications, and giving notice of the meetings, or arranging therefor. C. Treasurer. The treasurer shall have custody of the Consortium funds, pay its bills, keep its financial records and generally conduct its financial affairs. The qualifications of the treasurer and other requirements shall be as presclibed by the Consortium. 6. VOTING. Each Voting Member in good standing shall have one vote. There shall be no voting by proxy; all votes must be cast in person at Consortium meetings by a Director from a Voting Member, or a Voting Member's alternat~~, except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws. Directors shall not be eligible to vote on behalf of any Member during the time that the Member is in default on any contribution or payment to the Consortium. A quorum of no less than one-half plus one of the Voting Members currently in good standing shall be necessary for the conduct of Consortium business. Decisions of the Consortium shall be by a majority vote of those Voting Member Directors present at a duly called meeting, which shall require at least one week's notice. Upon the request of any Voting Member, a "weighted voting system" shall be utilized, in which each Voting Member represented at the meeting shall have one vote for each subscriber in that Member's jurisdiction. A simple majority of the votes cast in any weighted voting system vote shall decide any issue for which the weighted voting system is requested. The number of subscribers, and hence the weighted vote, for each Member is shown in Exhibit A, and each party to this Agreement agrees to its weighted vote as shown. 7. BYLAWS. The Consortium shall have the authority to adopt bylaws governing the conduct of the Consortium, its meetings, and communications and interaction among the Members. Where such bylaws are not adopted or are incompkte, Robert's Rules of Order shall be used for the conduct of the Consortium meetings. Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium Intergovernmental Agreement Page 3