A)
Meetings shall be held by the Board of
Directors not less than eight (8) times
per
year at a time and place determined by
the President. Meetings may also be
called
upon request of a majority of the
Directors.
B) The President shall preside over all
Board meetings, or in the absence of the
President, the Senior Vice President
shall preside. In the absence of both
the President
and the Senior Vice President, the
Directors in attendance shall choose a
Director to
preside.
C) The action of the majority of the
Directors present at any meeting at
which there is a quorum present shall be
the act of the Board, except as
otherwise provided by this
Constitution. Any member of the Board
may participate in a meeting thereof by
means of a conference telephone or
similar device by which all persons can
hear all
other persons participating in the
meeting at the same time. Members of the
Board
are not permitted to vote by proxy. Any
Board action may be taken without a
meeting if all members of the Board
consent in writing or via email.
D) Minutes of all Board meetings shall
be recorded. Copies of these minutes
shall be
on file in the headquarters of the
Association. However, access to minutes
relating
to membership applications, or the
censure, suspension, or expulsion of
Members or
Affiliates or other matters of a
sensitive nature shall be restricted to
a need-to-know
Basis, as determined by the President..