ARTICLE V: BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section 1. The Board of Trustees shall be in full charge of managing the affairs of the Society. It shall consist of six (6)elected members, in addition to whom all Officers shall be members ex officio if not already members of the Board, with voice and vote. Other Appointees of The Society shall be ex-officio members without vote.
Section 2. The six (6) members shall be elected at large from the Society Membership, provided that a majority of the Board at any time shall be Regular Members. Trustees must be members in good standing, and must maintain that status throughout their term of office
Section 3. The term of each of the six (6)members shall be three (3)years, with one-third (1/3) of the seats coming up for re-election each year. The mechanism for the reduction of the Board from nine (9) to six (6) members shall be enumerated within The Society’s Standing Rules, and that Rule shall become mute once the reduction has been achieved.
Section 4. Whenever a vacancy in the Board of Trustees occurs the unexpired portion of the vacant term may be filled by vote of the Board of Trustees at any meeting of the Board following the occurrence of such vacancy. The filling of vacancies on the Board shall be for the duration of the original term of office
Section 5. Nothing in these By-Laws shall prevent a Trustee from also holding an Elected or Appointed Officer’s position. However, Trustees and Officers of the Corporation must not be related by less than three (3) degrees of separation (i.e., no closer than first (1st) cousins).
Section 6. The Board of Trustees acting as a committee of the whole, a quorum being present, shall present to each Annual Meeting a Candidate for each vacancy for election to the Board of Trustees. Candidates in addition to those presented by the Board may be nominated and seconded by any member present. Nominations for Trustee shall be from the members of The Society at Large.
Section 7. Trusteeships shall be considered vacant upon the following circumstances:
Death of the incumbent
Resignation from office, or Withdrawal from the Society of the Incumbent.
Unless otherwise waived, failure of the Incumbent to keep current with their dues to The Society, or
Failure of the Incumbent to fulfill their duties as a Trustee.
In regards to subsection d) above, failure to fulfill their duties shall be made known by the President of The Society to the Board, and upon a majority vote of the remaining Trustees, the incumbent shall be removed and the Trustee seat declared vacant.