The President and the Vice President shall be counted in this proportional breakdown. For the Boston Campus Continuing Education Chapter, the remaining 6 members shall be elected from the members of the chapter. All elections shall be conducted by secret ballot, and vacant seats on the Executive Committee shall be filled by those candidates receiving the highest number of votes. The term of office for members of the Executive Committee of both chapters shall be two years. Elections to fill vacant seats on the Committee shall be held annually during the course of the spring semester.
New members take office at the end of the spring semester.
In order to assure confidentiality, all discussions of matters pertaining to collective bargaining or grievances shall be conducted in executive session. A quorum for the purpose of conducting business shall consist of a simple majority of the Executive Committee of the chapter. A member of the Executive Committee who misses three meetings in the course of a semester may be removed by majority vote of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of each chapter shall have the power to employ a staff for the efficient management of the chapter, and shall pay for this staff from its own budget. It shall establish personnel policies for this staff.