Article II: Board Officers

Officers

1. The officers of the Board shall consist of two co-chairs. One co-chair shall be a legislative member and the other co-chair shall be a non-legislative member.

Elections/Terms of Office

1. The Board shall nominate and elect, by majority vote, co-chairs from its membership. The co-chairs shall serve for two years then rotate out of the co-chair role. The legislative cochair position shall rotate each legislative term between the two major caucuses. The nonlegislative co-chair can be re-elected for a second term as co-chair.
2. If both co-chairs are absent from a Board meeting, the Board members by majority vote shall select one of the members present to serve as Chair Pro-Tem.

Duties of Officers

1. The co-chairs shall call meetings of the Board and shall preside at all meetings of the Board when a quorum of Board members are present. The co-chairs shall delegate assignment and duties to other Board members, manage all matters of the Board and perform such other duties as are incident to the office or are required by the Board or by law.
2. The co-chairs will act as the Board’s formal spokespersons. If an alternate spokesperson is needed, the co-chairs will designate a Board member to serve as spokesperson for specific issues as needed.