Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 1 - Policies of the Mississippi Board of Mental Health › Chapter 2 - Board of Mental Health › Subchapter 1 - By Laws of the Mississippi State Board of Mental Health › Rule 24-1-2.1.4 - MEMBERS AND MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Membership.
The Board shall consist of the persons
				  legally designated, appointed and certified to the Department as
				  representatives from the several original and any later added regions and/or
				  classifications as provided in Section
				  41-4-3,
				  Mississippi Code of 1972.
B.
Rights of Membership.
The right of a member to vote
				  and all their right, title, and interest in or to the Board properties shall
				  cease on the termination of his/her membership. No member shall be entitled to
				  share in the distribution of the Board assets upon the dissolution of the
				  Board/Department
C.
Resignation.
Any member may resign from the Board by
				  delivering a written resignation to the Chairman or Executive Secretary of the
				  Board and to the Governor.
D.
Board Meetings.
The board meeting of the members of
				  the Board shall be held at the principal office of the Board or other place
				  properly designated on a Thursday of the month if not a legal holiday, for the
				  purpose of electing officers and/or for the transaction of such other business
				  as may properly come before the meeting. Officers may be elected at the last
				  scheduled Board Meeting of the fiscal year.
E.
Notice of Board
				  Meetings.
Notice of place and purpose of the board meeting shall
				  be served, either personally, by mail, or electronically, not less than five
				  (5) nor more than ten (10) days before the meeting upon each person who appears
				  on the books of the Board as a member or agent or advisor and, if mailed, such
				  notice shall be directed to the person at their address as it appears on the
				  books of the Board, unless they shall have filed with the secretary of the
				  Board a written request that notices intended for them be mailed to some other
				  address, in which case it shall be mailed to the address designated in such
				  request.
F.
Special
				  Meetings.
Special meetings of the members may be called at any
				  time by the Chairman or the Executive Secretary, and must be called by the
				  Chairman or the Executive Secretary on receipt of the written request of three
				  (3) or more of the members, by written notice to be given as herein provided.
G.
Notice of Special
				  Meetings.
Notice of a special meeting stating the place and
				  purpose thereof shall be served personally , mail or electronically, upon each
				  member residing within the United States, not less than three (3) nor more than
				  ten (10) days before such meeting, and if mailed, such notice shall be directed
				  to each member at this address as it appears on the books or records of the
				  Board, unless they shall have filed with the secretary of the Board a written
				  request that notices intended for them shall be mailed to some other address
				  designated in such request.
H.
Quorum.
At any meeting of members of the Board the
				  presence of a majority of the members in person shall be necessary to
				  constitute a quorum for all purposes except as otherwise provided by law, and
				  the act of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which there is a
				  quorum shall be the act of the full membership except as may be otherwise
				  specifically provided by statute or by these bylaws. In the absence of a
				  quorum, or when a quorum is present, a meeting may be adjourned from time to
				  time by vote of a majority of the members present in person, without notice
				  other than by announcement at the meeting and without further notice to any
				  absent member. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any
				  business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
				  originally notified.
I.
Voting.
At every meeting of the Board, each member
				  shall be entitled to vote in person. Upon the demand of any member, the vote
				  upon any question before the meeting shall be by secret ballot. All elections
				  shall be had and all questions decided by a majority vote of the members
				  present, in person.
J.
Waiver of Notice.
Whenever under the provisions of any
				  law or under the provisions of the bylaws of this Board, the Board or any
				  committee thereof is authorized to take any action after notice to the members
				  of the Board or after the lapse of a prescribed period of time, such action may
				  be taken without notice and without the lapse of time, if, at any time before
				  or after such action be completed, such requirements be waived in writing by
				  the Board members entitled to such notice or entitled to participate in the
				  action to be taken.
K.
Removal of Members.
Any Board member may be removed
				  from membership only by the action of the Board and the Governor, after
				  hearing.
L.
Expenses
				  of Board Members.
Each member of the Board shall be entitled to
				  per diem and reimbursement of expenses as provided in the Uniform Per Diem
				  Compensation for Officers and Employees of State Boards, Section
				  25-3-69
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.
M.
Vacancies.
Any
				  vacancy in the Board occurring during the year, including a vacancy created by
				  an increase in the number of the Board members created by a statutory
				  amendment, shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the
				  Governor or as otherwise required by statute. Any Board member so designated
				  shall hold office until the expiration of this appointed term and until the
				  appointment and qualification of their successor.
Miss Code Ann.
					 §
											41-4-1,
					 et seq.