ARTICLE XIII BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 The elected officers and standing committee chairs shall constitute a board of directors. Section 2 The board shall:
Section 3
Section 4
( a) Supervise the affairs of the local organization;( b) Make recommendations for the local organization ' s growth and prosperity;
( c) Make recommendations to the local organization regarding proposed amendments to the bylaws;
( d) Transact any business between meetings of the local organization and report thereon at the next business meeting of the local organization; and
( e) Report at the annual meeting the business transacted by the board of directors during the local organization year.
The board of directors shall hold a minimum of four meetings during the year, dates to be determined by the board at its first meeting.
Special meetings of the board may be called by the president or by one-third of the board members, provided two are elected officers.
Section 5 At the request of the President, a vote of the Board of Directors may be taken by mail, facsimile( fax) or email. Such vote shall have the force and effect of a vote taken at faceto-face meetings. The Secretary’ s records shall contain an accurate record of all such votes.
Section 6 A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. Section 7 No member shall have more than one vote, and no voting by proxy shall be allowed.
ARTICLE XIV EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1 The elected officers of the local organization shall constitute the executive committee. Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
The executive committee shall have authority to act for the board of directors between meetings of the board and shall report thereon at the next meeting of the board.
The executive committee shall meet on call by the president, or by any two members of the committee, for the consideration of special matters between regular meetings of the local organization and the board of directors.
Standing and special committee appointments made by the president shall be subject to the approval of the executive committee.
Section 5 At the request of the President, a vote of the Executive Committee may be taken by mail, facsimile( fax) or email. Such vote shall have the force and effect of a vote taken at faceto-face meetings. The Secretary’ s records shall contain an accurate record of all such votes.
Section 6
A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of the executive committee.
Section 7 No member shall have more than one vote, and no voting by proxy shall be allowed.
Page 8
Model LO Bylaws