Section 1.

The officers of this organization (the “Officers”) shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and Immediate Past President.

Section 2.

The Board of Directors shall be composed of the Officers set forth in Article III, Section 1 and three Governmental Voting Members elected from the voting membership in attendance at the Annual Business Meeting (the “At-Large Directors,” with each Officer and At-Large Director, a “Director,” and collectively, the “Directors”). All Directors shall be Governmental Voting Members in good standing.  At no time shall more than one Director from any one Governmental Member serve on the Board of Directors at the same time. 

Section 3.

The President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Immediate Past President shall be elected for a term of one-year at the Annual Business Meeting by a plurality vote of the Governmental Voting Members present so long as a majority of the Governmental Voting Members are present. The At-Large Directors shall be elected by a plurality vote of the Governmental Voting Members present at the Annual Business Meeting so long as a majority of the Governmental Voting Members are present.  

When the Annual Business Meeting is held in odd-numbered years, two At-Large Directors shall be elected for a two-year term. When the Annual Business Meeting is held in even-numbered years, one At-Large Director shall be elected for a two-year term.

A full Officer term shall equal one-year.  No Officer shall serve in the same capacity for consecutive full terms.

A full At-Large Director term shall equal two-years.  No At-Large Director shall serve for more than two consecutive full terms.  Nothing in this section shall preclude an At-Large Director elected to fill an unexpired term from being elected to two subsequent full terms.

Section 4.

A vacancy in the office of the President shall be filled by the Vice President. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, or At-Large Directors, the Board of Directors, by a majority vote, shall appoint a Governmental Voting Member to serve in lieu of the departing Officer or At-Large Director until the next Annual Business Meeting, at which time such office shall be filled by regular election for the remainder of the term.

In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of the Immediate Past President, the Board of Directors, by a majority vote, shall appoint a Past President to serve until the next Annual Business Meeting, at which time such office shall be filled by regular election.  

Section 5. 

Terms of office will commence at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and shall be until adjournment of the following Annual Business Meeting or until their successors are duly elected.

Section 6. 

An Advisory Council of two Associate Members in good standing shall be elected by a plurality of Governmental Voting Members present at the Annual Business Meeting so long as a majority of the Governmental Voting Members are present.  One Advisory Council Member shall be elected each year: one-member at the Annual Business Meeting in odd-numbered years, and one-member at the Annual Business Meeting in even-numbered years.  

A full term of Advisory Council Members shall equal two-years, with a term limitation of two full consecutive terms. 

Members of the Advisory Council may be seated with the Board of Directors but shall not have voting privileges or the ability to hold office.