Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
or sent by mail to each trustee at the address of such trustee as shown by the records of the Corporation. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope as addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Any trustee may waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of a trustee at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a trustee attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or duly called special meeting of the Board of Trustees need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, unless specifically required by law or by these by-laws. Section 7. Quorum: The members of the Board of Trustees present and voting at any duly announced meeting shall constitute a quorum, providing that at least 5 trustees be present. Trustees may participate in and act at any meeting through the use of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all trustees participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation in such meeting shall constitute attendance and presence in person at the meeting of the trustee or trustees so participating. Section 8. Manner of Acting: The act of a majority of the trustees present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Trustees, unless that act of a greater number is required by law or by these by-laws. Section 9. Vacancies: Vacancies occurring between sessions of the membership shall be filled as follows: Upon nomination by the Conference Committee on Nominations, the Conference district superintendents shall, by majority vote, elect a trustee to serve until the next annual meeting of the membership. Vacancies shall thereafter be filled by the membership for the unexpired term. Section 10. Informal Action by Trustees: Any action required by law to be taken at a meeting of trustees, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of trustees, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the trustees. Section 11. Officers of the Board of Trustees: (a) At the annual meeting of the trustees, the Board of Trustees shall elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary, whose duties shall be those normally associated with such positions and with such additional duties as, from time to time, are assigned by the trustees. These officers shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The president shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Trustees, and the vice president shall preside in the absence of the president. Any vacancies occurring in these offices shall be filled by the Board of Trustees at a duly called special meeting or annual meeting. (b) The Conference’s Treasurer/Director of Administrative Services shall serve ex officio as treasurer of the Board of Trustees as provided in Article V, Section 3, of these By-laws. Article VI - Conference Council on Finance and Administration Section 1. General Powers. The Conference Council on Finance and Administration (hereinafter referred to as the “CCFA”) shall have the powers assigned to the CCFA by the Book of Discipline , including the power to develop, maintain, and administer a comprehensive and coordinated plan of fiscal and administrative policies, procedures, and management services for the Corporation.
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