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VII. Open Space and Trails Advisory Board. If said sales and use tax is approved, the Board of County Commissioners shall appoint an Open Space and Trails Advisory Board ("OSTAB") within ninety (90) days following approval of the election question.

A. OSTAB shall consist of seven members.

B. Each County Commissioner shall appoint one resident of his/her commissioner district to serve as an OSTAB member. 

C. The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint two Arapahoe County residents as at-large members. 
D. OSTAB members shall serve three-year terms of office, except the initial term of three of the seven members shall be for two years. Members may be re-appointed to no more than two successive terms. 

E. OSTAB members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners. 

F. Members shall not be compensated for their services. 

G. Members shall act in accordance with law, including Colorado conflict of interest laws applicable to public bodies. No member shall vote or participate in the application process regarding an acquisition or expenditure in which he or she has a financial or ownership interest, or where he or she has an ownership interest in an adjacent property.

H. OSTAB shall meet quarterly, beginning the first quarter of 2004, or as necessary, to review proposed projects and perform other duties in accordance with this Resolution.

I. OSTAB shall make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the distribution of revenue collected from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax, in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution.