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Article V Page 3 of 8 a 2/3 vote of the WDB. Section 4. Membership shall be for four (4) years with the exception that original membership shall be staggered with one -third of the members serving for two, three or four year terms. The length of term shall be determined by lot. Section 5. Appointment to unexpired terms shall be made by the Santa Ana City Council and the successor shall serve out the remainder of the term of the original appointment. Section 6. An excused absence shall be recorded in the WDB minutes when a WDB member or his designee notifies the WDB secretary at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled WDB meeting. Section 7. If a member absents himself from two (2) regular meetings, consecutively, unless by permission of such board expressed in its official minutes or fails to attend at least one -half (1/2) of the regular meetings of such board or commission within a calendar year or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, the office may become vacant and may be declared by the city council. Also see Article IX for Removal of Members. WDB Officers Section I. The WDB shall have a Chairperson, a Vice - Chairperson and a Secretary- Treasurer. The Chairperson and Vice - Chairperson shall be elected annually for a one -year term, said term to be on a fiscal year basis. The WDB shall conduct an election for, and select persons for said positions during the last quarter (April, May, June) of each fiscal year. These positions shall be filled by membership among the representatives of business and industry. The Vice - Chairperson shall act on behalf of the Chairperson during the Chairperson's absence. In the event a WDB officer resigns from the Board during their term of office, the full Board, at its next regularly scheduled meeting shall elect a qualified WDB member to serve the remaining term of the office. The Administrator of the Workforce Development System shall serve as Secretary- Treasurer of the WDB. The Secretary- Treasurer shall have the authority to sign all documents previously approved by the WDB on behalf of the WDB. The Secretary- Treasurer shall not be a member of the WDB and shall have no voting privileges on the WDB. Section 2. The Chairperson shall appoint all standing committee chairpersons, subject to ratification by the WDB or the Chairperson may be elected by the committee. The Chairperson, in concert with the Executive Committee, shall appoint all members to standing committees. Section 3. The Chairperson shall set the agenda for WDB meetings, preside at all meetings of the WDB and in general perform all duties 65A -5