3.3    EXECUTIVE  BOARD

 
3.3.1       Representation
 
3.3.1.1    The Executive Board consists of the Chief Executive Officers of the member schools.
 
3.3.1.2    Appropriate member institutional representation at the Executive Board level includes the President, Chancellor, Chief Executive Officer, or an Executive Level designee appointed by an institutional President, Chancellor or Chief Executive Officer. An Executive Level designee shall not be the institution’s Athletic Director or Athletic Department employee.
 
3.3.1.3    The Executive Board shall periodically review and designate responsibility for Conference governance. Member institutions, on a rotational basis, as designated in Appendix B of the Operations Code, shall have responsibility to serve as the Chair institution. The President, Chancellor or CEO of the Chair institution serves as the Chair of   the Executive Board and the Athletic Director of the Chair institution serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board.
 
3.3.2       Regular Meetings Of The Executive Board
 
3.3.2.1    The Executive Board shall meet in person at least once annually. Executive level representation for each member institution is mandatory at approved official meetings.  The date and location of these meetings shall be recommended and approved by the Executive Board.
 
3.3.2.2    Special meetings of the Executive Board may be called by the Executive Board Chair or requested jointly by the Executive representatives of any two members.
 
3.3.2.3  The Chair of the Executive Board shall be appointed for a one-­-year term, beginning July 1 of each year in a Conference approved institutional rotation and shall be the President/Chancellor/CEO or Executive Level designee from the designated institution.
 
3.3.2.4    In the case that the Conference Chair cannot preside over the Conference Executive Board meeting, the Chair shall appoint a Vice-­-Chair to preside, based on the following order of preference:
 
a)    1st preference -­- President/CEO/Chancellor of Immediate Past Chair institution;
b)    2nd preference -­- President/CEO/Chancellor of Chair-­-Elect institution;
c)    3rd preference (if first or second choices still not available) -­- the President/CEO/ Chancellor of a designated NCAA-­-active Conference member institution will be appointed by the chair.

 
3.3.2.5    A simple majority of Conference member representatives shall constitute a quorum at such meetings. Approval of any item shall require a simple majority vote of the members present.
 
3.3.2.6    The Commissioner is charged with organizing necessary meetings, Conference calls, e-­-mail ballots or any other medium agreed upon by the members.
 
3.3.3       Executive Board Officers
 
3.3.3.1    The officers of the Executive Board shall consist of the Chair, Immediate Past Chair and Chair-­- Elect. The Office of the Immediate Past Chair shall be held by the member institution that previously served in the Office of the Chair. The office of the Chair-­- Elect shall be held by the member institution that next serves as the Office of the Chair.
 
3.3.3.2    The officers shall take office July 1 and serve for a term of one year.
 
3.3.4       Duties Of The Executive Board Chair
 
3.3.4.1    Preside at the meetings of the Conference Executive Board; review and approve the agenda of the Executive Board meetings; review Minutes of all Executive Board meetings.
 
3.3.4.2    Appoint committees authorized by the Conference Executive Board.
 
3.3.4.3    Represent and vote as a representative of the Conference Executive Board at appropriate meetings including, but not limited, to the NCAA Convention and NCAA Presidents’ Council.
 
3.3.4.4    Exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be delegated to him/her by a majority vote of the Executive Board.
 
3.3.4.5    Review final presentation of the annual Conference budget.
 
3.3.4.6    Authorize disbursement of Conference approved expenditures over $10,000.
 
3.3.4.7    Facilitate oversight and evaluation of Conference Commissioner by the Executive Board.
 
3.3.5       Executive Board Duties And Responsibilities

3.3.5.1    The Executive Board bears the ultimate responsibility for governance of the Conference and may take action listed below, but not limited to:

a)    Conference  Membership;
b)    Official Sports of the Conference;
c)    Amendments to the Conference Constitution & Bylaws;
d)    Approval of the annual Conference budget;
e)    Approval of financial distribution to the Conference members, if any;
f)     Approval of non-­personnel contracts over $10,000
g)    Location of the Conference office;
h)    Hiring, performance review and evaluation of the Commissioner;