§ 20-13-808 - Terms -- Vacancies -- Meetings -- Rules. - Arkansas Statutes

20-13-808. Terms -- Vacancies -- Meetings -- Rules.

(a) All voting members of the Trauma Advisory Council shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years.

(b) (1) If a vacancy occurs in an appointed position for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided for the original appointment under 20-13-807.

(2) The new appointee shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(c) A member of the council shall be removed for conviction of a felony, for not attending fifty percent (50%) of the meetings in a calendar year, or if the member no longer meets the qualifications for his or her initial appointment.

(d) (1) The members of the council shall elect from their membership a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or duties specifically designated by the council.

(2) All officers shall serve for a period of two (2) years and until their successors are elected.

(e) (1) Thirteen (13) of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.

(2) Except for actions taken pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, all actions of the council shall be made by a majority of all voting members.

(f) The council shall meet at least four (4) times a year but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chair or at the request, stated in writing, of a majority of the members of the council.

(g) (1) To assist in the expeditious conduct of its business when the full council is not meeting, the council may elect an executive committee.

(2) The chair, vice chair, and secretary of the council shall be members of the executive committee.

(3) The executive committee shall be constituted and shall function as provided in the bylaws of the council.

(h) The council shall establish its own rules of procedure.