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(a) Composition. -- A farmland protection board shall be composed of seven members, each serving without compensation. Membership on the farmland protection board shall consist of the following: One county commissioner; the executive director of the county development authority; one farmer who is a county resident and a member of the county farm bureau; one farmer who is a county resident and a member of a conservation district; one farmer who is a county resident; and two county residents who are not members of any of the foregoing organizations. All members of the farmland protection board shall be voting members, except the county commissioner who shall serve in an advisory capacity as a nonvoting member.
(b) Terms. -- Each member of a farmland protection board shall be appointed for a term of office of four years except the initial appointment of two voting board members shall be for a term of two years:
(1) No member may serve for more than two consecutive full terms; and
(2) An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 8A. Land Use Planning § 8A-12-4. Farmland protection boards -- appointment, composition, terms - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-8a-land-use-planning/wv-code-sect-8a-12-4/
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