SBCJC POLICIES

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Section 1:

Board Operations

Title:

Board Officers and Their Selection

Initial Date of Adoption:

August 6, 1986

Reference:

Section 37-4-3, MS Code Ann.

Revision Date:

February 15, 1996; April 15, 2011; March

18, 2016

Code Number:

1.8

Page:

1 of 1

BOARD OFFICERS AND THEIR SELECTION

There shall be the following officers for the Mississippi Community College Board;

Chairman, based on seniority

Vice Chairman, based on seniority

Officers of the Board shall be elected in the April meeting for a term of three years, with terms to commence on July 1.

The Vice Chairman of the Board shall automatically succeed to the office of Chairman.

The intent of this policy is to permit each member of the Board the opportunity to serve as Vice Chairman and/or Chairman

based on seniority. In instances in which more than one member shares the highest seniority with other members, it is

expected that those members will determine the order of rank among themselves and nominations for office will be made

accordingly. Any member entitled to nomination for office by virtue of seniority may decline the nomination and the

entitlement to nomination will pass to the next senior member of the Board. Any member declining a nomination will

remain eligible for nomination in succeeding years and such member may accept or decline a subsequent nomination at his

or her option.

This amendment shall become effective from and after July 1, 2011 and will apply to the elections to be held in April 2012

for the term of office beginning July 1, 2012 and thereafter.