ATTACHMENT 1
Administrative Committee Recommendation
On Amendments to MPWMD Meeting Rules to Establish
Annual Rotation of the Board Chair
(Proposed new text is italicized. Text proposed for deletion is shown in strike-out.)
RULE 2: ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS
At the
first meeting in the month of December of each year, the Board of Directors
shall elect a Chair, Vice-Chair, a Treasurer, and a Secretary. The agenda for the December meeting will list
the election of Board officers as the last item for consideration that
evening. The officers elected in December will assume their positions after the
December Board meeting. Rotation of the chair shall be encouraged. The newly elected officers will assume their
positions immediately following adjournment of the meeting at which they were
elected. At the first meeting after a vacancy
occurs in any office, an election shall be conducted to fill that vacancy. If both the Chair and Vice-Chair are absent,
the directors in attendance shall select a presiding officer to conduct that
meeting.
RULE
2.5: ROTATION OF VICE CHAIR INTO THE
POSITION OF CHAIR
The Board shall rotate its leadership among
the seven (7) elected members. To
encourage rotation of the Chair, each December when the annual election of
Board officers is conducted, or when a vacancy in the position of Chair occurs,
the Vice-Chair shall be elected as Chair.
Beginning in 2007, the following rotation shall be used to select the
next Vice-Chair.
Division
2 Director
Division
3 Director
Division
4 Director
Division
5 Director
Mayoral
Representative
Division
1 Director
Thereafter, the rotation shall return to the
top of this list.
Should the current Vice Chair decline to
serve as incoming Chair, the Board shall select the director next in rotation
to serve as Chair. Should the Director
next in rotation for the position of Vice Chair decline to serve in that
capacity, the Board shall select the next Director in rotation to serve as Vice
Chair. The declining Director shall have
an opportunity to serve once the entire rotation schedule is complete
and has returned to the Division that opted-out. If the Chair has served less
than 12 months at the time the annual December election of Board officers is
conducted, the Board will vote to determine if the current Chair shall continue
to serve for another year, or if the Vice Chair shall rotate into the position
of Chair.
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