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2.02.    Commission Membership.—The members of the Commis-
sion shall be the governor of each signatory state, or his designee or
appointee to serve at his pleasure, and one member to be appointed
by the President of the United States to serve at the pleasure of the
President. A governor who intends to act as the member from his
state at a meeting shall give notice of his intention to the other
governors.

2.03.    Alternates.—Each governor of a signatory state and the
President of the United States shall appoint or designate an alter-
nate for the commissioner from his jurisdiction who shall serve at
his pleasure unless the law of the signatory otherwise provides for
the appointment and tenure of such alternate. Each alternate shall
have authority to attend all meetings of the Commission and in the
absence of the commissioner for whom appointed shall act in his
place and stead and be deemed a commissioner for the purposes of
this compact.

2.04. Compensation.—Commissioners and alternates shall serve
without compensation from the Commission but may be reimbursed
by it for necessary expenses incurred in and incident to the per-
formance of their duties. Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to prohibit any commissioner or alternate from receiving
such compensation, reimbursement, or other remuneration as the
signatory he represents may provide.

2.05.    Voting Powers.—Each commissioner shall be entitled to one
vote on all matters which may come before the Commission. Except
as hereinafter provided, no action of the Commission may be taken
unless four of the six members vote in favor thereof.

2.06.    Advisors.—The Commission shall provide by its rules for
the designation by each commissioner in his discretion of advisors
to serve without compensation from the Commission, who may attend
meetings of the Commission and its committees.

2.07.    Organization, Internal Procedures and Delegation of Powers.
—The commissioners shall serve as the governing body of the Com-
mission and, except as hereinafter provided, shall exercise and dis-
charge all powers, functions and responsibilities of the Commission
conferred by this compact. The commissioners shall provide for the
organization and internal procedures of the Commission, and to this
end shall adopt suitable bylaws. The commissioners shall annually
elect a chairman and vice-chairman. The Commission may maintain
one or more offices for the transaction of its business and shall hold
an annual meeting within the basin. The commissioners may, with-
out regard to the civil service or other laws of any signatory relative
to public officers and employees, create and abolish offices, employ-
ments and positions as they deem necessary for the purposes of the
Commission, fix and provide for the duties, conditions of employ-
ment, qualifications, appointment, removal, term, tenure, compensa-
tion, pension and retirement rights, and other rights and benefits,
of the Commission's officers and employees, and shall appoint the
principal officers of the Commission and allocate among them admin-
istrative functions, powers and duties. The commissioners may dele-
gate to the officers and employees of the Commission such powers,
functions and responsibilities under this compact as they deem suit-
able, except that they may not delegate the power to adopt a com-
prehensive water resources plan, amenities plan, or any part or re-