ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS

By-Laws of Administrative Council

SECTION 1. OFFICERS

The officers of the Council shall be a chair, chair-elect, and a secretary. The officers shall be elected by the members of the Council at its first meeting held after elections. Only members of the Council are eligible to hold office. Each officer is elected to a one-year term commencing July 1 and ending June 30.

SECTION 2. CHAIR

The chair shall be the principal executive representative of the Council and shall, in general, supervise and control all business of the Council. The chair will convene meetings of the Council. The chair will sign documents or other instruments which the Council has authorized to be executed except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Council or by these by-laws. The chair shall, in general, perform all duties incident to the Office of Chair and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Council. The chair will also convene and preside over all Administrator meetings.

SECTION 3. CHAIR-ELECT

In the absence of the chair, the chair-elect shall perform the duties of the chair, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all of the restrictions upon the chair. The chair-elect must be a council member in either the first or second year of his/her three year term and will serve as chair in the subsequent year.

SECTION 4. SECRETARY

The secretary will be responsible for the minutes of the meeting and see to it that all notices, such as meeting agendas and minutes, are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws. The secretary may be re-elected, but election shall be limited to two consecutive terms.

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