230A.7 - ORGANIZATION -- MEETINGS -- QUORUM. - Iowa Statutes

230A.7 ORGANIZATION -- MEETINGS -- QUORUM. The members of the board of community mental health center trustees shall qualify by taking the usual oath of office within ten days after their appointment or prior to the beginning of the term to which they were elected, as the case may be. At the initial meeting following appointment of a board of trustees or of a majority of the members of a board, and at the first meeting in January after each biennial general election, the board shall organize by election of one of the trustees as chairperson, one as secretary and one as treasurer. The secretary and treasurer shall each file with the chairperson a surety bond in a penal sum set by the board of trustees and with sureties approved by the board for the use and benefit of the center, the reasonable cost of which shall be paid from the operating funds of the center. No other members of the board shall be required to post bond. The board shall meet at least once each month. One half plus one of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum.          Section History: Early Form [C75, 77, 79, 81, § 230A.7] Referred to in § 230A.3