Article IX
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COMPOSITION DUTIES — POWERS
The government of the Chamber, the direction of its work and the control of its property is vested in a Board of Directors. It shall consist of nine members. Three of whom shall be elected each year for a term of three (3) years as hereinafter provided. The Executive Director and such other persons as designated by the By-Laws, are ex-officio members of the Board or Directors, without the right to vote as Board Members.
Upon the election of the Board, its members shall meet within the ten (10) days after the new year, qualify, and from their own number elect a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and appoint or hire an Executive Director to serve at the pleasure of the Board and Chamber.
The Board may enact such rules as it deems expedient for the government of the Chamber, not inconsistent with existing By-Laws and the Articles of Incorporation.
It is the intent that all Board Members attend regularly all Board meetings. Any member of the Board of Directors who fails to attend three (3) successive regular Board Meetings will be automatically suspended by the Board. He or she shall be notified in writing of this suspension within then (10) days by the President. The Board shall declare the position vacated thirty (30) days following the suspension date unless written request is submitted to reconsider the suspension of the member fifteen (15) days after notification by the Board. All vacancies of the Board will be filled by the Board.