West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 14 - Optometry › Title 14 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Series 14-07 - Administration And Board Meetings › Section 14-7-2 - Administration

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. At the annual
				meeting in July of each year the Board shall elect a president and secretary.
				Any vacancy in the officers of the Board may be filled at any duly convened
				meeting of the Board.
2.2. The
				president has power to appoint committees from the Board membership and the
				duties of the committees shall be to consider such matters, pertaining to the
				enforcement of the Optometry Laws of this State and the rules promulgated in
				accordance with the laws, as shall be referred to the committees and they shall
				make recommendations to the Board. The president shall preside over all meeting
				of the Board and shall be ex officio chairman of all committees.
2.3. The secretary-treasurer shall make and
				keep records of all meetings, keep records of examination results on the
				applicants, receive all moneys due the Board and account with a financial
				statement at the regular annual meeting in July of each year. In addition to
				this financial statement he or she shall have a regular audit by a
				representative of the Auditor's Office of the State of West Virginia every
				three (3) years or when turning over the records of the secretary's office to
				his successor and he or she shall executive a bond as required by law. Under
				the direction of the president he or she shall serve as chairman of the
				Committee on Examinations and shall designate the subjects on examinations to
				members of the Board. He or she shall represent the Board in attempting to
				eliminate a violation of the Code governing the practice of Optometry and she
				or she shall perform any other duties that may come with his office. He or she
				shall also receive office expenses which have been presented and allowed by the
				West Virginia Department of Finance and Administration.
2.4. Compensation of members: expenses -
				Every member of the Board shall receive $100.00 for each day actually spent in
				attending the sessions of the Board or of its committees and the travel
				necessary thereto. Every member shall be similarly reimbursed at the stated per
				diem amount plus expenses for attending all activities approved by the Board
				and while performing all activities which are pertinent to the operation and
				function of the Board, and for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred
				in carrying out the provisions of W. Va. Code §§
									30-10-1
				et seq.
2.5. The Board may, in its
				discretion, employ an executive secretary, or any other administrative staff
				member(s) as the Board may consider necessary. These Board employees shall be
				empowered to perform those activities and discharge duties required of the
				Board and the secretary-treasurer of the Board pursuant to West Virginia law
				and these rules.
2.6. Location of
				office - The official office of the Board is, unless otherwise designated by
				the Board, located at the office of the executive secretary.