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A citizen at large to serve a two-year term beginning on January lst *>F <br />of every odd-nurnbered year. A citizen at large to serve a two-year <br />terrn beginning on January l st of every even numbered year.* Statutory member per RCW 72.09.300;** Additional member not required by statute; and**:k Member that is statutorily required, but which has been modified <br />by the Board of County Commissioners. In most instances, it was <br />the addition of an additional representative from that category. In <br />the case of the Department of Corrections representative, it was a <br />substitution of a local replesentative for the Secretary of <br />Corrections. <br />B. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS <br />When a vacancy occurs on the Council, due to resignation or the end of a term without <br />re-appointment, the Council shall search fbr a suitable replacement from the appropriate category <br />of representative. Upon location of such an individual, and with agreement of others in the class <br />of representative, the Council shall forward the name of such individual to the Board of County <br />Commissioners for appoi ntment. <br />C. COLINCIL OFFICERS <br />There shall at all times be a Chair and Co-Chair, chosen by the members of the Council at <br />a regular meeting in December of each calendar year by simple majority vote of the members <br />present at a meeting which represent a quorum of the whole. The terrn of office for the Chair and <br />Co-Chair shall be for one calendar yearo and they may serve no more than two (2) consecutive <br />terms. Additional offices may be created by a two-thirds majority vote of the members of the <br />Council. <br />Per Kittitas Board of County Commissioners Resolution 2018-051, the Chair and Co- <br />Chair shall appoint a Kittitas County employee as Recording Clerk to be responsible for <br />recording of the Council's business and ensuring the Council's meetings are scheduled and <br />published as required by Open Public Meetings Act, chapter 42.30 RCW. The Chair and Co- <br />Chair shall enlist the support of the Council in carrying out the functions of the Council. The <br />Chair and Co-Chair shall appoint such ad hoc committees as are necessary to conduct the <br />business of the Council, as deerned appropriate with the consent of the Council, and shall appoint <br />members necessary to carry out the tasks of the ad hoc committees. <br />The Chair and Co-Chair shall be responsible for conducting meetings of the Council, <br />addressing correspondence to/from the Council, and conducting any other such business as <br />necessary to meet the statutory obligations of the Council, or to accornplish the tasks identified <br />by the Council. <br />S