174.620. Board of governors, appointment--terms--expenses--vacancies.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

174.620. Board of governors, appointment--terms--expenses--vacancies.

Board of governors, appointment--terms--expenses--vacancies.

174.620. 1. The board of governors shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Four voting members from the counties of Adair, Audrain, Boone,Callaway, Chariton, Clark, Howard, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Marion,Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, St. Charles,Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, and Warren, provided that not morethan one member shall be appointed from the same county;

(2) Three voting members from any of the seven college districts ascontained in section 174.010, provided that no more than one member shallbe appointed from the same congressional district;

(3) Two nonvoting members whose residence is other than the state ofMissouri and who are knowledgeable of the educational mission of liberalarts institutions; and

(4) One nonvoting member who is a student. Such studentrepresentative shall attend all meetings and participate in alldeliberations of the board. Such student representative shall not have theright to vote on any matter before the board, but shall have all otherpowers and duties of section 174.055, and shall also meet thequalifications of section 174.055.

2. The term of service of the governors shall be as follows:

(1) The voting members shall be appointed for terms of six years;except, that of the voting members first appointed, two shall serve forterms of two years, two for terms of four years, and three for terms of sixyears;

(2) The nonvoting members who are not students shall be appointed forterms of six years; except, that of the nonvoting members first appointed,one shall serve for a term of three years, and one shall serve a term ofsix years; and

(3) The nonvoting student member shall serve a two-year term asprovided in section 174.055.

3. The governors, both voting and nonvoting, while attending themeetings of the board shall receive their actual and necessary expenses,which shall be paid out of the ordinary revenues of the university.Vacancies in terms of office caused by death, resignation or removal shallbe filled in the manner provided by law for such vacancies on the board ofcurators of the University of Missouri.