2.__Term.__The term of an appointed member is 3 years, except a vacancy of a member before the expiration of the member's term must be filled in the same manner as the original member for the unexpired portion of the member's term.__An appointed member may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

3. Officers. The officers of the council are the chair, vice- chair and secretary.__The term of the officers is one year.__The Governor shall appoint the first chair of the council.__Except for the appointment of the original chair, the council shall elect a member of the council for each officer position at the first regular meeting of each year.__ The officers have the following duties:

A.__The chair shall call and preside at council meetings;

B.__The vice-chair shall call and preside at council meetings when the chair is absent; and

C.__The secretary shall record all meetings of the council and preserve these records.

4. Meetings.__The council shall hold regular quarterly meetings and may hold special meetings with the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.__A member of the council may participate and is deemed present at a meeting of the council or of a subcommittee of the council by telephone, electronically or by any other means by which all members participating in the meeting are able to communicate with each other.__The council shall ensure adequate facilities for full attendance at council meetings by the public.

5.__Quorum.__A quorum exists when a majority of the members of the council are present, either actually or pursuant to subsection 4.

6. Council actions.__The council may act in the following ways:

A.__If a quorum is present, in person or pursuant to subsection 4, by a majority vote of the members present or polled; or

B.__If there is no meeting, by written poll of a quorum of members responding.