At such a meeting no business may be transacted other than that stated in the notice of the meeting. A special meeting may be called for the purpose of jointly meeting with an organization in a related field. The Board approves the program for the annual meeting at the fall Board meeting. The Board appoints or reappoints the Executive Secretary and the Treasurer annually. If at its fall meeting the Board decides that the incumbents should be reappointed, the incumbents are asked in writing if they wish to serve another year's term before the vote on their reappointment is taken by the Board.
Appointed officers serve up to four consecutive years.
Prior to its fall meeting, the Board makes an annual performance evaluation of the Executive Secretary and Treasurer. It may also assign duties to be performed by these two officers beyond those specified in the constitution and bylaws. In consultation with the Board and from among the Board members the President appoints a Parliamentarian, an Assistant Parliamentarian, the Fiscal Officer and Assistant Fiscal Officer, and two officers to collect annual reports from the committees. The President appoints one MLA member not currently serving on the Board to assist in the annual audit, the chairs of all standing and special committees, all special officers, the Convention Manager, the Assistant Convention Manager, and the editors of the Newsletter, the Music Cataloging Bulletin, the MLA Technical Reports, and the MLA Index and Bibliography Series. The Board appoints the editor of Notes.