Official 2016 AMHA Rule Book | Page 26

(B) The Committee may act (without conversing in meeting) by written resolution signed by all the members thereof and duly entered in the Association’s records. At all meetings of the Committee, four (4) members shall constitute a quorum. BYLAWS (C) All actions of the Executive Committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors within fourteen (14) days of such action. The report can be either written or verbal. All actions of the Executive Committee are subject to ratification, revision or amendment by the directors at any regular or special meeting of the directors. ARTICLE IX - OFFICERS Section 1, Enumeration The Officers of The American Miniature Horse Association, Inc., shall consist of a President, a Vice President, the immediate Past President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, (and a Director-At-Large when dictated by circumstances described in Article VIII, Section 1) selected in accordance with this Article. Section 2, Qualifications (A) Prerequisite Each Officer shall at all times during his/her term in office be a qualified Regional Director in good standing. (B) Restriction of Office Officers shall be elected from those Regional Directors whose term has not expired, and who have served at least one year as Director on the Board. No officer or member of the Executive Committee may serve more than three (3) consecutive years in the same office nor on the Executive Committee for more than (5) five consecutive years. After a year’s break, the Director can run for the same office or the Executive Committee again. (Amended 02-07, effective 01-08) (C) Treasurer Due to the nature of the duties of the Treasurer, if no individual of suitable qualifications is willing to serve, the membership shall elect a Treasurer from the General Membership. If a vacancy in the office of Treasurer occurs and there is no suitable replacement on the Board, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to appoint a Treasurer from the general membership. If Treasurer is selected in this manner, he/she will not have voting rights as a director. (Amended 02-08, effective 01-09) Section 3, Terms Officers shall be elected to office for a term of one (1) year, or until their successors are elected and qualified, to take office immediately after the Annual Meeting. 24