ARTICLE IX - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Powers.
(a) The Board shall have such powers and duties as are set forth in the Constitution and Bylaws, and shall carry out any and all recommendations and instructions emanating from the General Council, and exercise general authority not inconsistent therewith to formulate the program and administer the affairs of the Union between sessions of the General Council.
(b) The Board may adopt such rules and delegate such power as it deems expedient, consistent with the Constitution and Bylaws.
Section 2. Regular Meetings of the Board.
(a) The Board shall hold at least six (6) general meetings each calendar year. The dates for these meetings shall be published in the 503 VOICE within forthfive (45) days after the beginning of the calendar year.
(b) Other regular meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the President, upon at least ten (10) days written notice to each Board member or by call of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board, with fifteen (15) days written notice to each member.
Section 3. Special Meetings of the Board may be called by a majority of the Board, upon five (5) days' written notice, and are limited to a consideration of the matters specified in the call.
Section 4. Quorum of the Board. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, providing one-half (1/2) of the directors elected are present.
Section 5. The Board shall determine salaries, fringe benefits, and conditions of employment for the Executive Director through negotiations between the Executive Director and the Board.
Section 6. The Board shall appoint a special collective bargaining committee, which shall negotiate salaries, fringe benefits, and conditions of employment with the represented employees of the union.
Section 7. The normal order of business of the Board in regular and special meetings shall be as follows:
Call to Order
Roll Call
Reading of Minutes
Communications
Reports of Officers & Directors
Reports of Special Committees
Open Discussion
Unfinished Business
New Business
Section 8. The Board shall adopt a procedure to protect the rights of dissenting local members, to assure operation of democratic processes in the local, and to protect money and property of the Union held by the local or any members thereof, in the event that any local or portion of a local chooses to affiliate with or become a part of any other labor organization.
Section 9. The Executive Director shall develop a comprehensive program and project review for presentation to the Board annually. The review shall be a performance evaluation of each program and major project during that year, including recommendations for improvement.
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