Guam § 18026 - Establishment of Chamorro Registry Advisory Board:

§ 18026. Establishment of Chamorro Registry Advisory Board:

Composition; Removal of Members; Chairperson; Quorum.

There is hereby established a Chamorro Registry Advisory Board with

the following provisions:

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(a) There is within the government of Guam and under authority of the

Guam Election Commission the Chamorro Registry Advisory Board. The

Board shall consist of five (5) members, all of whom shall be Chamorros, as

defined in § 18001 above. I Maga’låhen Guåhan shall appoint the five (5)

members, who shall have the following qualifications:

(1) two (2) members who have had extensive work experience in

the administration of a local Chamorro cultural agency or Chamorro

cultural program;

(2) two (2) members who have had a strong background in

Chamorro historical or genealogical work; and

(3) one (1) member who has a strong understanding of the issue of

indigenous peoples, or has been extensively involved in the work

towards the future exercise of Chamorro self-determination. The

members of the Board shall serve for a term of two (2) years. If a

vacancy should occur on the Board, said vacancy shall be filled for the

remainder of the term only, and by the method originally prescribed for

its appointment. Every member of the Board who is not in the service

of the government of Guam, for which he or she receives an annual

compensation, shall be paid Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) for each

attendance of a meeting upon his duties.

(b) Any member may be removed for misconduct in office by a

resolution duly adopted by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Members elected

to I Liheslatura (the Legislature).

(c) The Advisory Board shall annually elect one (1) of its members as

Chairperson. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board.

(d) A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

The vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to make any action of

the Board effective. The Board shall promulgate all other rules and

regulations as are necessary for its effective operation.