1.1 Officers of the Board shall be the elected Chairperson and Secretary, the appointed Treasurer and such additional officers as the Board may elect to establish.
1.2 At the first regular meeting of the University's fiscal year unless the Board elects to delay, but no more than three (3) months after the start of the fiscal year, the Board shall elect a Chairperson and Secretary from among its voting members, and shall appoint a Treasurer from the University staff. Each of these officers shall hold office for one year or until a successor is duly selected. Vacancies may be filled by the Board at any regular or special meeting and a person or persons selected shall serve for the remaining portion of the unexpired terms. (revised: October 2000: Resolution No. 2000.10/23)
1.3 Any officer may be removed with or without cause by a vote of the majority of the Board of Trustees.
2.1 The Chairperson of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board and in the Chairperson's absence or in the absence of the Secretary, the Chairperson may appoint or designate a member of the Board to preside. The Chairperson, or the presiding member in the absence of the Chairperson, shall conduct all business according to parliamentary rules in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (or the latest revision or amendment thereto), unless modified by standing or special rules of the Board. The Chairperson shall serve as Chairperson of the Executive Committee, but may designate the Secretary or in the Secretary's absence any member of the Board as such. The Chairperson shall appoint all regular and special committees of the Board. No committee shall have fewer than three Board members, and the Chairperson of the Board may appoint additional members. The Chairperson shall appoint a Chairperson for each committee, and may appoint a Vice Chairperson. The Chairperson shall have the right to vote upon all questions, motions or recommendations submitted to the Board.
2.2 The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees or designee shall sign all contracts and other instruments requiring execution on the part of the Board and shall discharge any other duties usually devolving upon a presiding officer, unless it is otherwise ordered.
The Secretary of the Board shall perform all duties and have all the prerogatives set forth in Section 2 of Chapter III devolving upon the Chairperson in the Chairperson's absence, incapacity or retirement from the Board until the Chairperson resumes office or a successor has been duly elected as provided in Section 1b above. The Secretary of the Board or designee shall be custodian of the University seal and shall sign and attest with said seal all certifications of the acts of the Board and all documents, certificates, deeds, contracts and other like instruments authorized by the Board
The Board will select from the University's staff an employee to serve as Treasurer but not as a member. The Treasurer shall serve in an ex-officio capacity and shall receive and disburse all monies and report to the Board of Trustees on the financial status and fiscal affairs of the University. The Treasurer or designee shall periodically furnish to the Board, but at least annually, an accounting for all monies received and dispersed during the preceding fiscal year.
The President and the Treasurer are authorized to sign documents on behalf of the Chairperson and the Secretary, provided no one official may sign both names to the same document. Change effective 07/24/1998 when House Bill 2364 was signed by Governor.)
adopted: 01/03/1996
