ARTICLE IV: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors shall

A. Consist of the Executive Committee and the standing committee chairpersons;

B. Have regular meetings (at least quarterly during the year) about which each of its members shall be notified as to time and place;

C. Have special meetings, if needed, which shall

1. be called by the President at any time, or be called by any member of The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors upon receipt of the written request (including a statement of the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting) of not less than one-third (1/3) of the members of The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors;
2. be limited to the members of The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors;
3. be held upon written notice to these members (including a statement of purpose or purposes); and
4. include only such business as was stated in the notification as the purpose or purposes of the meeting;

D. Allow each of its members one vote at its meetings, and, in the event of a planned absence, allow any member to have a proxy vote by notifying the President or Secretary who will be holding his/her proxy for that meeting.

E. Determine the presence of a quorum, which

1. shall be defined as the presence of at least half (1/2) of all the members of The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors, and must include either the President or the President-Elect;
2. shall continue to be considered a quorum and approve actions and have these actions remain valid despite any member of The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors originally present for the quorum determination count having withdrawn from the meeting prior to its adjournment (such adjournment being proper and allowed despite such withdrawal);

F. Approve the annual budget;

G. Develop, implement, and monitor The NP Assoc GR strategic plan;

H. Appoint members to The NP Assoc GR Nominations Committee, to fill any vacancies therein;

I. Notify the general membership of election results by announcement at the first general membership meeting following an election and by inclusion of results in the newsletter;

J. Leave in the treasury a sum equal to the unpaid bills or obligations for which The NP Assoc GR is responsible;

K. Not be compensated for services rendered in The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors capacity; and

L. May have a member resign from The NP Assoc GR Board of Directors at any time by presenting a written letter of resignation to the President, who shall then present it to the Board of Directors at the next meeting, such resignation becoming effective at the time the letter is presented (or at such other time as is specified in the letter), without any official acceptance of the resignation necessary, though such resignation shall not discharge any accrued obligation or duty of the resigning member.

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