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 24-1-2.1.6 - OFFICERS

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Number.
The
				  officers of the Board shall be the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Executive
				  Secretary, and such other officers with such powers and duties not inconsistent
				  with these laws or bylaws as may be appointed and determined by the Board. Any
				  two (2) officers, except those of Chairman and Secretary, may be held by the
				  same person.
B.
Election, Term of Office, and Qualifications
. The
				  chairman shall be elected annually by the members from among their number, and
				  the other officers shall be elected annually by the members from among such
				  persons as the said members may see fit, at an annual meeting of the members.
C. Vacancies. In case any office
				  of the Board becomes vacant by death, resignation, retirement,
				  disqualification, or any other cause, a majority of the members, in special
				  meeting, may elect an officer to fill such vacancy, and the officer so elected
				  shall hold office and serve until the annual meeting of the Board next
				  succeeding and until the election and qualification of their successor.
D.
Chairman.
The chairman shall preside at all meetings
				  of the Board. They shall have and exercise general charge and supervision of
				  the affairs of the Board and shall do and perform such other duties as may be
				  assigned to them by the Board.
E.
Vice Chairman.
The vice chairman shall preside at all
				  meetings of the Board in the absence of the charirman. They shall have and
				  exercise general charge and supervision of the affairs of the Board.
E.
Executive
				  Secretary.
The Executive Secretary shall have and may exercise
				  such powers as are conferred upon them by the Board and shall have charge or
				  control of such books and documents as the Board may determine. They shall
				  attend all meetings of the Board and keep or cause to be kept the minutes of
				  all meetings of the Board. They shall keep or cause to be kept a record,
				  containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are members
				  of the Board, showing their places of residence, and such book shall be open
				  for inspection at all reasonable times. They shall sign in the name and on
				  behalf of the Board, any contracts or agreements authorized by the Board. They
				  shall, in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Executive
				  Secretary, subject to the control of the Board. They shall cause to be made
				  such payments as may be necessary or proper to be made on behalf of the Board.
				  They shall enter or cause to be entered regularly on the books of the Board, to
				  be kept by or for them for the purpose, full and accurate account of all monies
				  and obligations received and paid or incurred for or on account of the
				  Department, and shall exhibit such records at all reasonable times to any
				  member upon application.
F.
Removal.
Any officer, except the Executive Secretary,
				  may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all
				  the members at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose, for
				  nonfeasance, malfeasance, or misfeasance, for conduct detrimental to the
				  interests of the Department, for lack of sympathy with its objectives, or for
				  refusal to render reasonable assistance in carrying out its purposes. The
				  Executive Director or any officer proposed to be removed shall be entitled to
				  at least ten (10) days notice in writing by mail of the meeting of the Board at
				  which removal is to be voted upon and shall be entitled to appear before and be
				  heard by the Board at such meeting. The Executive Secretary (Executive Director
				  of the Department) shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Board.
Miss Code Ann.
					 §
											41-4-1,
					 et seq.