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California MilkAdvisory Board
2316 Orchard Parkway, Suite 200
Tracy, CA 95377
Telephone: 209-883-6455
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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.
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Fiscal Year
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January 1 to December 31
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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.
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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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Term Limits
- No member or alternate may serve more than four consecutive three-year
terms in the same position.
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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.
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Quorum and Board Procedures
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A quorum is 13 members.
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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)
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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.]
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Either
10 cents per hundredweight
or
1% of Gross Dollar Value
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Authoriz
e
d Activitie
s
:
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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