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1517.03 [Effective 9/13/2010] Ohio natural areas council.
There is hereby created the Ohio natural areas council to advise the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves on the administration of nature preserves and the preservation of natural areas.
The council shall have no fewer than five members as determined by the director of natural resources. The members shall be appointed by the director.
Not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section, the director shall make initial appointments to the council. The director shall establish the terms of office of the members of the council.
The council annually shall select from among its members a chairperson and a secretary. Members of the council shall receive no compensation and shall not be reimbursed for expenses incurred as members of the council.
The council shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar year. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson and shall be called by the chairperson upon written request by two or more members of the council. A written notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be sent to each member and to the director. A majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum. The council shall keep a record of its proceedings at each meeting and shall send a copy of the record to the director. The record shall be open to the public for inspection.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 47, SB 181, § 1, eff. 9/13/2010.
