2017 March Board Book

California MilkAdvisory Board 2316 Orchard Parkway, Suite 200 Tracy, CA 95377 Telephone: 209-883-6455

I. Required C ontinuation H e aring - A public hearing must be held every five years to consider the CMAB's continuation. The last continuation hearing was August 19, 2015. The next required continuation hearing will likely occur in the summer of 2020.

Fiscal Year - January 1 to December 31

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III . Board Composition -24 producer members, 24 alternates, and 24 reserve alternates [Public Member is permissive.] There cannot be more than 1 vote from any one dairy production entity. Board seats are allocated in accordance with each district's production and number of producers. The allocation of seats is reviewed every three years.

Board Terms of Office - March 1 st through February 28th The terms are for 3 years and are staggered so that one-third of seats must be filled each year.

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V . Term Limits - No member or alternate may serve more than four consecutive three-year terms in the same position.

V I . Vaca n cies -Alternate serves in the stead of vacant position and reserve alternate in the stead of the alternate. Vacancy is not filled until the next annual nomination meeting.

Quorum and Board Procedures -

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A quorum is 13 members.

• Board actions that do not regard expenditures of program funds and do not regard selection or dismissal of management personnel require an affirmative vote of a majority of the total members of the board. (13 votes) • Board actions related to expenditure of funds for any program requires a % vote of the voting members present, or 13 votes , whichever is e reater . • Board actions related to selection or dismissal of management personnel require a½ vote of the full board. (16 votes) [17 votes if there is a public member appointed.]

V III . MaximumAssessment - Either 10 cents per hundredweight or 1% of Gross Dollar Value

Authoriz e d Activitie s :

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A. Research Authority -Relating to market milk and dairy products, research studies concerning health, food, nutritional, therapeutic, dietetic or such qualities of other food products, for the development of new food products, or for the development of new uses for milk or dairy products.

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