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An Economic Development Advisory board is hereby established as follows: 1. The advisory board shall consist of up to 7 members. The city council of Paris shall appoint only those individuals that it deems qualified to serve on the board. 2. Members of the board shall be selected because of experience in general business and marketing, experience in manufacturing, and those having significant political connections in Austin. 3. No residency requirement is mandatory, but in general, members should be qualified voters of Lamar County, reside within the county, and have no delinquent indebtedness to the city. 4. Up to two members may be appointed from out of the city council, which if appointed shall serve one-year terms. S. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses as approved by the city council. 6. Members' terms shall be for two years. A vacancy on the board may be filled by the city council at any time. 7. if a replacement has not qualified upon the expiration of a member's term, then that member shall continue his/her membership until replaced. 8. A:chairperson shall be appointed by the city council. The economic development board may annually elect a vice-chairman. 9. The city manager shall be an ex officio member of the board, with responsibility to participate in discussions, but without the right to vote. 10. Attendance to board meetings is encouraged. The Paris City Council may remove any member who fails to attend 75% of board meetings. Any vacancy thus created may be filled by the city council at any time. 11. Members shall serve at the discretion of the city council and may be removed at the discretion of the city council. 12. The board shall normally meet monthly, or as often as needed depending on the business before it. However, in any case it shall meet a minimum of six times per year. 13. As the board is purely advisory in function, a quorum is defined as consisting of those board members who attend any regularly scheduled meeting. Conflicts of interest No person may serve on the board who in the last five years has had significant ownership in an entity that in the last five years has requested or received abatements, grants, or other financial considerations from the Paris Economic Development Corporation, any other economic development structure in Lamar County, the City of Paris, or their precedents. Further, no person may serve on the board who in the last five years has had significant ownership in an entity that in the last five years has had significant financial dealings with any of the forgoing, defined as f v D1,00j or more in a single year. Further, relatives within the second degree by affinity (marriage) or within the third degree by consanguinity (blood) of such person also may not serve on the board.