Article II

Officers of the Board and Their Election

 

Section 1:         The officers of the IACC shall be elected at the last general business meeting of the fiscal year, unless the board fixes another date or time within 30 days and so notifies members Per Article IV. The elected officers shall take office the first day of the month following such election.

 

Section 2:         In order to be eligible to hold office, the nominees must have been a members of the IACC for at least one year prior to nomination.

 

Section 3:         Officers of the IACC shall be elected by secret ballots.

 

Section 4:         Voting by proxy shall not be allowed.

 

Section 5:         Absentee ballots shall be allowed by advanced notice of election to the members within 30 days of the election via mail.

 

Section 6:         The sitting Board of Directors shall determine the eligibility of candidates to run for office and approve their nominations for  board positions based on the following criteria:

 

a.        Lack of any prior criminal felony convictions or any misdemeanor conviction involving a crime of false pretense or dishonesty.

 

b.       The member shall be known within the community as Having general good moral character.

 

c.        Members must be of legally sound mind.

 

Section 7:         Nominees who receive the highest number of votes from the general membership at the time of the general election shall become board members.

 

Section 8:         The President shall be separately elected at the time of the general elections by membership.

 

Section 9:         Where there is no candidate for President, the first nine nominees who receive the highest vote from the general membership at the time of the general elections shall choose the President from among them by majority vote.

 

Section 10:       The term of every board member of the IACC shall run until the end of the fiscal year.

 

Section 11:       Officers may run for re-election for 3 consecutive years.

 

Section 12:             The Board of Directors shall have the following officers:

 

a.                 President                                           e.           Legislative Chair

b.                Vice-President / Secretary              f.           Networking Chair

c.                      Treasurer                                                           g.              Cultural Chair

d.                      Membership Chair                                          h.              Members at Large

                                                                                                    

Section 13:       A vacancy or vacancies on the board of directors shall occur in the event of a) the death or resignation of any director; b) the declaration by board resolution of a vacancy in the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by a court order, convicted of a crime; c) the vote of a majority of all members to remove any director(s).

 

Section 14:       Except as provided below, any board member may resign by giving written notice to the president of the board. The resignation shall be effective when notice is given unless it specifies a later time for the resignation to become effective. If a board member resigns, the President shall select a successor to take office as of the date when the resignation becomes effective.  The President shall take the advice of the board members to make such selection.

 

Section 15:       The President shall elect board members at any time to fill any vacancy or vacancies not filled by the directors.

 

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