North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Section .1000 - MODEL BYLAWS FOR USE BY JUDICIAL DISTRICT BARS › Section 01A .1011 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Membership of Board: A Board of Directors consisting of at least _______ active
				  members of the District Bar shall be elected. At all times, the Board of
				  Directors shall include at least one director from each county in the Judicial
				  District. The Board of Directors serving when these bylaws become effective
				  shall continue to serve until the following annual meeting. Beginning on
				  ______________________ immediately after the effective date of these bylaws,
				  the President shall appoint an initial Board of Directors who shall serve
				  three-year terms commencing on ______________, except that the terms of the
				  initial members of the Board shall be staggered at one-year intervals to ensure
				  continuity and experience. To effect the staggered initial terms, the President
				  will determine which of the initial members shall serve terms of less than
				  three years.
The State Bar Councilor (or Councilors) from the judicial
					 district shall be an ex officio member (or members) of the District Bar Board
					 of Directors or Executive Committee.
(b) Terms of Directors: After the initial
				  staggered terms of the Board of Directors expire, successors shall be elected
				  by the active members at the annual District Bar meeting, as set out in Rule
				  .1004 (d) of this Section, and Paragraphs (c ) and (d) of this Rule. Following
				  the completion of the initial staggered terms, the directors shall serve
				  three-year terms beginning on ____________________ following their
				  election.
(c) Designated and
				  At-Large Seats in Multi-County Districts: In multi-county districts, one seat
				  on the Board of Directors shall be set aside and designated for each county in
				  the district. Only active members of the District Bar who reside or work in the
				  designated county may be elected to a designated county seat. All other seats
				  on the Board of Directors shall be at-large seats which may be filled by any
				  active member of the District Bar.
(d) Elections: When one or more seats on the
				  Board of Directors become vacant, an election shall be held at the annual
				  meeting of the District Bar. Except as otherwise provided herein, the election
				  shall be conducted as provided for in Rule .1004(d) of this Section. The
				  candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast will be elected,
				  regardless of whether any of the candidates received a majority of the votes
				  cast, provided that designated seats will be filled by the candidates receiving
				  the highest number of votes who live or work in the designated county,
				  regardless of whether any of the candidates received a majority of the votes
				  cast.
(e) Vacancies: If a vacancy
				  occurs on the Board of Directors, the President (or the Board of Directors)
				  shall appoint a successor who shall serve until the next annual meeting of the
				  District Bar. If the vacancy occurs in a designated seat for a particular
				  county within the district, the successor will be selected from among the
				  active members of the District Bar who live or work in the designated
				  county.
(f) Duties of Board of
				  Directors: The Board of Directors shall have the responsibilities described
				  Rules .1004(f) and .1007(c) of this Section. The Board of Directors shall also
				  consult with the officers regarding any matters of District Bar business or
				  policy arising between meetings and may act for the District Bar on an
				  emergency basis if necessary, provided that any such action shall be
				  provisional pending its consideration by the District Bar at its next duly
				  called meeting. The Board of Directors may not impose on its own authority any
				  sort of fee upon the membership.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-4;
Eff. March 7,
					 1996.