Overview

Bylaws Description

ARTICLE IV: GOVERNANCE OF THE DIVISION

Section 4.1 Board of Directors

1. There shall be a Board of Directors of the Division that includes all the elected positions of the Division as voting members, and in ex officio status Chairs of Standing, Regular and Ad Hoc Committees, Editors of Division publications, Chairs of Special Interest Groups and Task Forces, appointed functionaries and other appointed positions. The Voting Board comprises the elected officers and representatives with vote. The Extended Board comprises the voting members and non-voting ex officio members.

2. The duties of the Board of Directors shall include:

a. Exercising general supervision over the affairs of the Division, and the transaction of the necessary business of the Division provided that the actions of the Board of Directors shall be consistent with these Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall act consistently with the recorded vote of the membership and shall report on its actions to the members at the annual meeting.

3. The Board of Directors shall meet at least twice each year, typically at the midwinter and annual meetings of Division 52. Additional meetings may be called by the President with the concurrence of a majority of the voting members of the Board of Directors. Details of the meetings are further described in the Division 52 Handbook

4. Board of Directors meetings shall be open to all Board members of the Division except at such times as the President or a majority of voting members of the Board of Directors may declare an executive session. Any member of the Division may attend a board meeting with the invitation and approval of the President and any member of the Division may request that an item be placed on the agenda prior to the meeting and before the President approves the agenda in advance of the meeting.

5. The President shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors, and the Secretary shall act as Recording Secretary. A majority of the voting members of the Board of Directors present at the meeting shall constitute a quorum, assuming due notice of the meeting to all elected members of the Board of Directors. Each elected member of the Division present shall have one vote, and no elected member of the Division may vote by proxy. All decisions of the Board of Directors shall require assent by majority of those voting, except as otherwise noted in these Bylaws or in the Division 52 Handbook.

Additional Governance Groups (by tradition)

The Executive Committee of the Board

Presidential Trio

Presidential Advisory Group