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Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation

Approved by the Board of Directors February 12, 2004

HSUSPF 2004-BOD 006

RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURE FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS

WHEREAS, The Bylaws of the Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSUSPF) authorize the establishment of rules of procedure of the Board of Directors insofar as they are consistent with the Bylaws and the Articles of Incorporation; therefore, be it

RESOLVED: That the Board of Directors of Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation hereby establish the following rules for the nomination and election of Officers:

1. The Executive Committee will serve as a nominating committee to select candidates from among the Directors for Officers for consideration by the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting or whenever vacancies occur.
2. The nominating committee will nominate individuals from among the Directors to serve in the offices of Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer to one-year terms. Directors may succeed themselves in the same officer position of Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer up to two times for a total term of three years.
3. The Chair of the Personnel Committee and the Chair of the Finance Committee will be nominated and elected annually in the manner prescribed in resolutions HSUSPF 2004-BOD 002 and HSUSPF 2004-BOD 003 respectively. Individuals may succeed themselves only twice in these positions for a total term of three years.
4. The announcement for the election and the names of Directors nominated for Officers will be stated in the agenda for a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. Nominations will be called for and accepted from the floor at the regular Board of Directors meeting at which the election is scheduled to occur. The call for nominations will be stated in the agenda for the meeting.
5. Election will be by a majority of the quorum of Directors at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
6. The nominating committee shall nominate Directors to assure equitable representation of faculty Directors, ex officio Directors, and other Directors on the Executive Committee. Equitable means that there must at all times be at least two faculty Directors, two ex officio Directors and at least one student or other Director on the Executive Committee. Nominations from the floor must also conform to these rules. Election of Officers shall be conducted ad seriatim (one office at a time) to assure that the necessary nominations can be acquired to provide for the equitable distribution of Directors on the Executive Committee.