Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 127-1-5 - Administration5.1. The administration of the WVSSAC shall be vested in the secondary school principal and who shall constitute a Board of Control. The Board of Control shall determine the regulation of interscholastic athletic and band activities among the schools represented by the members of the Commission and shall have charge of all Commission funds, and in order to expedite the regulations of activities shall delegate and assign to the Board of Directors hereinafter constituted, and the Executive Director, hereinafter constituted, and working through the Board of Directors, authority to interpret and enforce these regulations. The Board of Control shall delegate and assign to the Board of Trustees, hereinafter constituted, the power and authority to hold title to and manage the property owned by the Commission. These regulations of the Commission shall be the articles, rules, explanations, and interpretations which have been voted upon and approved by a majority vote of the members of the Board of Control present and voting at the annual meeting of the Commission. Fifty members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business at the annual meeting and approval is by a majority vote of the members of the Board of Control present and voting at the annual meeting of the Commission. If the result of a vote by the Board of Control has a margin of five or less after the vote is counted, a second confirmation vote will be taken.5.2. At the annual or called meetings of the Board of Control of the WVSSAC each member shall have one vote on each question or proposition under consideration. A member may appoint, by a written statement to the president of the Commission, the assistant principal or other member of the faculty to represent the school at meetings of the Board of Control, but no such appointment shall absolve the member of responsibility as defined in these regulations.5.3. The Board of Control of the WVSSAC shall, at its annual meetings, elect officers of the Commission and define their duties as provided in § 127-1-6 of these regulations. The officers so elected shall be members of the Board of Directors of the WVSSAC with the powers and duties assigned to it by § 127-1-8 of the regulations of the Commission. The Board of Directors shall be the executive body of the Commission and shall administer the regulations of the Commission. Further, the Board of Directors shall enforce the provisions of these regulations through the application of penalties provided under § 127-6-2 of these regulations. Adjudication of disagreements and disputes among members of the Commission shall be one of the chief duties of the Board of Directors. Such adjudication may, however, be appealed to the Review Board.5.4. The Board of Control of the WVSSAC shall delegate to the Board of Directors, hereinafter constituted, the authority to define, devise, and/or create five administrative districts in the State of West Virginia:5.4.a. Effective July 1, 1971, and until such time as it is necessary to change the boundaries of such districts, the five administrative districts shall be as follows: 5.4.a.1. First District: Brooke, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Taylor, Tyler, and Wetzel.5.4.a.2. Second District: Barbour, Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Monongalia, Morgan, Pendleton, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, and Upshur.5.4.a.3. Third District: Boone, Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, Putnam, and Roane.5.4.a.4. Fourth District: Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wayne, Wirt, and Wood.5.4.a.5. Fifth District: Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Mingo, McDowell, Monroe, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Webster, and Wyoming.5.4.b. Any change in the boundaries of the administrative districts adopted by the Board of Directors shall be submitted for approval to the Board of Control at the annual meeting. Any change requires two thirds affirmative vote of the members present and voting at the annual Board of Control meeting.5.4.c. Any adopted and approved changes in the boundaries of the administrative districts shall not be cause for reducing the length of the regular term of office of an incumbent officer member.