Section 3358:14-1-04 - Membership and appointment to the board of trustees(A) Nine members shall constitute the full membership of the Northwest state community college board of trustees. The duration of appointment for each trustee shall be for six years, staggered such that three terms will expire every second year. Each term shall end on the same day of June as did the term which it succeeds.(B) Each member shall be a qualified elector as defined in section 3503.01 of the Revised Code residing in the Northwest state community college district.(C) Members and officers of the Northwest state community college board of trustees, before entering upon their official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath that they will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties of their offices.(D) No member of the Northwest state community college board of trustees shall, at any time, act or purport to act on behalf of the board of trustees without prior authority from the board of trustees.(E) The trustees shall serve without compensation but may be paid for their necessary expenses when engaged in the business of the board of trustees.(F) The members of the board of trustees of the Northwest state community college are appointed by the governor of the state of Ohio.(G) Trustees shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of their terms until their successors take office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.(H) Effective January 1, 1995, in accordance with division (A) of section 3.17 of the Revised Code, any member of the board of trustees of an institution of higher education who fails to attend at least three-fifths of the regular and special meetings held by that board of trustees during any two-year period forfeits his position on that board of trustees.(I) If there is a vacancy on the board of trustees, such vacancy shall be filled by the governor of the state of Ohio with the advice and consent of the senate. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which their predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term.(J) Three months prior to the completion of a term of a trustee, or immediately upon the existence of a vacancy on the board of trustees, the president will notify the governor's office of such event.(K) The board chair and the president function as the official spokespersons for the board.Ohio Admin. Code 3358:14-1-04
Effective: 3/16/2015
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3358
Rule Amplifies: 3358