BD204 - Board Officers

Board of Directors

Section: Board of Directors

The Board shall elect a chair and vice chair at the organizational/annual meeting for terms lasting one year. if the Board chooses, they may elect the chair and other officers by written ballot; however, all members shall identify their ballots. As it is tallied, each ballot shall comply with Iowa’s Open Meetings Law.

The Board shall also appoint a secretary and a treasurer at the organizational/annual meeting for terms lasting one year. The secretary shall not be selected from the Board membership, but may be a College employee and shall give bond as prescribed by law in Section 291.2, Code of Iowa, and shall receive a salary determined by the Board. The secretary shall qualify within ten days following the appointment.

The treasurer shall not be selected from the Board membership, but may be a College employee, including the Board secretary, though they may not be employed by the Business Services Division. If theTreasurer is a College employee, they shall be a Direct Report to the President of the College. The treasurer shall give bond as prescribed in Section 291.2, Code of Iowa, and shall receive a salary as determined by the Board. The treasurer shall qualify within ten days following the appointment.

Legal Reference:
Iowa Code 12B.10

Iowa Code 12C

Iowa Code 64

Iowa Code 260C.12

Iowa Code 279.3 , .5

Iowa Code 291.1 - 14

Cross Reference:
Policy BD213 - Board Meetings Schedule and Notice

Procedure BD2041 - Board Chair and Vice Chair Duties

Procedure BD2042 - Board Treasurer Duties

Procedure BD2043 - Board Secretary Duties

Adopted: January 17, 1984
Reviewed: 2005, 2011, 2019

Revised:
January 10, 2000

August 8, 2005

October 10, 2011

June 12, 2023