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CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONBoard of Trustees Meeting – Draft MinutesMonday, January 6, 2014COA Office - SacramentoIn Attendance:Fred Dubick, OD, MBA, FAAO, PresidentJohn Rosten, OD, President-ElectSteve Minie, OD, Secretary-Treasurer Movses D’Janbatian, OD, Immediate Past President Ranjeet S. Bajwa, OD, TrusteeJan L. Cooper, OD, FAAO, TrusteeSage Hider, OD, TrusteeSteve Langsford, OD, TrusteeBarry Weissman, OD, PhD, FAAO, Trustee Derron Lee, OD, TrusteeStaff:William Howe, Executive DirectorRose Smoot, Associate Executive DirectorKristine Shultz, Director of Government and External AffairsLaurel O’Leary, Executive AssistantI. Call to OrderDr. Fred Dubick called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. A quorum was declared present. II. COA Anti-Trust Compliance Bill Howe presented COA’s Anti-Trust Compliance Policy and cautioned trustees as to the restrictions imposed by state and federal antitrust laws.III. Consent AgendaDr. Dubick presented the consent agenda consisting of: 1) the day’s meeting agenda, 2) the November 7, 2013, COA Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting minutes, 3) approval confirmation of COA White Paper on Children’s Vision Relative to SB 430 and 4) approval confirmation of 2015-2020 COA HOD Date, Location and Hotel. Dr. Dubick announced the following changes were made to the agenda: COA lobbyist Terry McHale would present an SB 492 update to the BOT and the COA Nominating Committee, separately meeting the same day, at 2:00 p.m., the Vision West Report (item IX) was removed from the agenda as Dr. Joseph Mallinger was unable to attend and motions relative to item XVI would be discussed in executive session.Motion: To approve the consent agenda as amended.Moved by: Dr. Steve Minie Seconded. Passed , 9-0.IV. COA Finance Committee ReportA.Dr. Minie presented the policy resolution that provided for a monthly stipend for select COA volunteers and that was revised to carry into 2014.Motion: To approve the resolution as presented.Moved by: Dr. MinieSeconded.Passed, 9-0. The policy resolution relative to stipends for select COA volunteers is made a part of these minutes as Attachment I.Dr. Derron Lee arrivedB.Dr. Minie reported that COA placed an insert prepared by AOA in the annual COA dues billing to members that asked for donations to the AOA PAC. Rose Smoot joined the meeting via conference call.C. Dr. Minie presented the November 2013 year-to-date COA financial statements. Motion: To accept the November 2013 year-to-date COA financial statements as presented. Moved by: Dr. MinieSeconded.Passed unanimously, 10-0.D.Dr. Minie updated the BOT on the COA Sponsored Services Committee recommendation on COA’s insurance program. With the current agreement with Marsh expiring in March 2014, Ms. Smoot reported that requests for proposals were sent out to four brokers on the workers’ compensation, personal lines and medical insurance; in conducting its due diligence, it was determined that the other insurance products brokered by Marsh could not be matched in terms of numbers of insureds and revenue to COA by other brokers. Ms. Smoot reported that the insurance lines brokered by Marsh would move to Mercer Health & Benefits, a company within Marsh. Based upon its review of the proposals, she said the COA Sponsored Services Committee recommended continuing the relationship with Mercer on all insurance products with the exception of personal lines, e.g., auto and home, which were proposed to be awarded to Warren G. Bender and Company. Motion: To accept the recommendation of the COA Sponsored Services Committee that COA enter into a renewed agreement with Mercer Health & Benefits to broker all lines of COA-sponsored insurance products with the exception of personal lines of insurance, directing COA staff to enter into an agreement with Warren G. Bender and Company to broker those products beginning March, 2014. Moved by: Dr. MinieSeconded.Passed unanimously, 10-0.Ms. Smoot announced that with the change at Marsh, COA longtime Marsh liaison Roy Lyons had left the company.E. Dr. Minie presented the 2013 COA Monterey Symposium financial report through November. Total revenues was reported to be lower than budgeted primarily due to exhibit booth and sponsorship sales while expenses were under budget. Bill Howe stated that new procedures were in place to meet exhibit and sponsor sales goals. He said that all COA events are being marketed as one in order to gain global sponsorships.V.COA Presidents’ Council MeetingDrs. Jan Cooper and Dr. Ranjeet Bajwa presented an overview of the November 8, 2013, COA Presidents’ Council meeting. Dr. Cooper reported 18 local societies were represented at the event, the meeting was rated fair to very good by all attendees, the specific elements of the meeting generated a mixed response, the comments expressed were mostly neutral and the event did not lose very much money. The BOT determined to defer consideration of the COA Presidents’ Council recommendations until its February 18, 2014, meeting and asked staff to prepare draft responses for its review.Dr. Dubick polled the group and it was decided to discuss the Presidents’ Council policy resolution at this time.VI. 2014 COA House of Delegates MeetingA.Dr. John Rosten presented the proposed policy resolution to create a COA Presidents’ Council Committee comprised of two COA trustees and representatives from four societies to plan the next meeting in 2014. Following discussion, it was agreed that the proposed resolution would be modified for the BOT’s consideration and that a vote would be taken via e-mail.VII. COA Communications Committee ReportDr. Bajwa reported that social outreach was going well and that Facebook “likes” had passed the 4,000 mark and was expected to continue to grow. He said COA was working with Burson-Marsteller to gather patient testimonials that would assist in accessing the major media markets.Dr. Bajwa presented a proposal by the COA Communications Committee to take California Optometry magazine to a digital format. A digital magazine will offer substantial production cost savings. Motion: To take California Optometry magazine digital. Moved by: Dr. BajwaSeconded.Dr. Dubick motioned, and Drs. Bajwa and Barry Weissman accepted as a friendly amendment a revised motion:Motion: To discontinue the print copy of California Optometry magazine and substitute it with a digital publication not later than January, 2015. Passed 9-0 The BOT requested the COA Editorial Board and COA Communications Committee to devise a timeline and plan for its consideration at the BOT’s February 2014 meeting for transitioning the magazine from print to digital. Dr. Dubick will promote the transition at the 2014 HOD meeting.VIII. COA Education and Clinical Practice Committee ReportDr. Steve Langsford reported on the successful ad hoc meeting between the COA Education and Clinical Practice Committee and BOT members during the recent COA Monterey Symposium. He said he believed the purpose of the meeting to develop a greater mutually beneficial working relationship in planning COA’s statewide conferences and to insure common ground going forward was achieved.Dr. Langsford reported that OptoWest registration opened five weeks earlier than the previous year, but because of the holiday season, registration was slow. He said COA HOD delegates will be solicited separately for OptoWest registration at a special, lower price.IX. COA Membership Committee ReportMr. Howe reported that total active membership was 2,338 and there were 238 new members year-to–date and 241 canceled members which was the best net membership number change since 2006. He noted that before COA added the membership development manager position, COA was on track to gain only 102 new members and since the position had been added, new members were growing by 25 per month on average. He pointed out that student membership had risen year to date from 740 to 1,097.Mr. Howe presented the COA member demographics. Since 1999, there are 6,102 non-members in California. He said the number represented ODs who either never were members, who had resigned or whose memberships were canceled and potentially some who were no longer in practice; as they were not members, COA did not have that information. The committee also noted that 25 percent of optometry college graduates now join the COA as opposed to 50 percent in the past. It was also noted that the gender demographic of new graduates was significantly more female than male but that COA’s membership was male dominated. X. COA Industry Relations Task Force ReportDr. Rosten reported on the COA-Alcon Glaucoma educational seminar plans. He said the seminars were part of a year-long campaign to increase the number of doctors of optometry who are glaucoma certified and to enhance the ability of existing certified doctors to treat the disease. He said two seminars were scheduled for Sundays, March 2, 2014, in Anaheim and March 9, 2014, in Santa Clara. He reported there will be national and local speakers at the 5-6 hour events and, in addition to Alcon, Vision West would be a sponsor.Dr. Rosten updated the BOT on the meeting with VSP. The BOT recessed for lunch.The BOT meeting resumed.XI. COA Health Care Delivery Systems Committee ReportDr. Rosten reported that Covered California had determined that in order for stand-alone vision benefits to be included in Covered California, the passage of a state law would be required compelling Covered California to create a state agency to house the benefit in compliance with federal regulations.Dr. Rosten reported that the HCDS Committee continued to discuss ways to increase gluacoma certifications, including a possible task force to increase awareness among California ODs.Dr. Rosten reported that the Air National Guard was proposing to eliminate optometry capability. He said COA sent a letter urging the Guard not to do so.XII. Society Liaison ReportsThe BOT members reported on their communications with their liaison societies. Dr. Movses D’Janbatian encouraged the trustees to continue their outreach efforts with their societies.VI. 2014 COA House of Delegate Meeting, ContinuedB. Mr. Howe presented proposed bylaws for the COA Student Section .Motion: To forward the proposed COA Student Section bylaws as presented to the 2014 COA House of Delegates with the recommendation to approve. Moved by: Dr. LangsfordSeconded.Passed unanimously, 10-0. The proposed COA Student Section bylaws are made a part of these minutes at Attachment II.Mr. Howe requested that BOT liaisons to societies that had not yet submitted 2014 COA HOD delegates contact their society representative to urge their submission as the 60-days HOD meeting notice would be sent soon.Dr. Dubick presented proposed COA Articles of Incorporation and bylaw amendments that would revise the composition of the COA Board of Trustees from a fixed 10 member board to a range of members from 8-10 and reduce the term of the COA secretary-treasurer from two years to one. The BOT agreed to remove reference to the effective date of the proposed amendments to the COA Article of Incorporation.Motion: To forward the proposed COA Articles of Incorporation COA bylaw amendments, relating to COA Board of Trustees composition the COA secretary-treasurer term of office, as amended to the 2014 COA House of Delegates with the recommendation to approve. Moved by: Dr. DubickSeconded.Passed unanimously, 10-0. The proposed COA Articles of Incorporation and bylaws amendments relating to the COA Board of Trustees composition and COA secretary-treasurer term of office, designated Proposed Bylaws Amendments Number Two, are made a part of these minutes at Attachment III.XIII. Executive Director’s Report Dr. Langsford presented a proposed policy to govern COA officer, trustee and committee member participation in COA-conducted raffles and other like activities. He said that as there could be a potential perception of a conflict of interest between COA officers, trustees and members of responsible committees winning prizes in at COA-conducted raffles, drawings or other giveaways or similar events intended to benefit the general COA membership, the policy would make ineligible those members to receive prizes from these contests and events with the exception of COA-conducted live or silent auctions. Motion: To approve the proposed policy “COA Officer and Trustee Participation in COA-Conducted Raffles and Other Like Activities” as presented.Moved by: Dr. LangsfordSeconded.Passed unanimously, 10-0. The “COA Officer and Trustee Participation in COA-Conducted Raffles and Other Like Activities” policy is made a part of these minutes as Attachment IV.Mr. Howe presented a request by the COA Low Vision Rehabilitation Section to make arrangements with Optelec to donate a Optelec professional starter kit to a third year student at California schools and colleges of optometry as a prize for outstanding essay on low vision rehabilitation care in order to promote practice in this area. Motion: To authorize the COA Low Vision Rehabilitation Section to enter into an agreement with Optelec for the provision of a professional starter kit for winners of low vision rehabilitation essay contest by third year students at California schools and colleges of optometry.Moved by: Dr. WeissmanSecondedPassed unanimously, 10-0.XIV. Executive SessionThe BOT went into executive session.The BOT came out of executive session.In executive session, two motions were passed:To reject CVF’s request to transfer the administration of CVF from COA to an unrelated third-party or for COA to reduce its costs charged to CVF to administer the California Vision Project (CVP) and CVF.2. To offer the CVF board two options to continue CVP, a determination of which was requested to be made by February 17, 2014:1) Make arrangements to transfer CVP to another synergistic 501(c)(3) entity, like WesternU or Ketchum or some other organization that has a foundation in place, along with a substantial amount of the CVF funds to jump start the receiving entity in maintain CVP; or2) Depending on the cost to COA, COA to fund the creation of a new 501(c)(3) charitable foundation independent of COA and providing some funding for the new organization to jump start the continued operation of CVP.XV. Next MeetingThe next BOT meeting will take place on February 18, 2014, in Sacramento at the COA office from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.XVI. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the BOT, on a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.\sAttachment IICALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONPROPOSED BYLAWS OPTOMETRIC STUDENT SECTIONARTICLE INAME AND PURPOSESSection 1. Name.This Section shall be known as the California Optometric Association (COA) Optometric Student Section.Section 2. Purposes.The purposes of this Section are: 1) to provide a forum in which students preparing themselves for the professional practice of optometry may identify, analyze and seek solutions to issues and problems unique to optometric students; and, 2) to further the awareness by optometry students of the importance of organized optometry and the functions that the American Optometric Association, California Optometric Association and local optometric societies perform in advancing the interests of the profession they have chosen. The Optometric Student Section will provide opportunities for students to be actively involved in promoting their and optometry’s interests, thereby furthering the mission of the California Optometric Association. Moreover, the Section will also serve to develop or facilitate interactions and relationships between students and doctors of optometry (ODs) and other professionals.ARTICLE IIMEMBERSHIP AND DUESSection 1. Membership Eligibility.Each member of this Section shall be an optometric student enrolled full-time in a school or college of optometry accredited or pre-accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education or by an accrediting body that the COA Board of Trustees determines to be equivalent. In addition, each member of the section shall be a member of COA in good standing. Consistent with the above, all optometric student members of COA shall automatically be members of this Section. Membership in this Section will continue until the end of the calendar year in which an eligible student has received the degree doctor of optometry. Section 2. Dues.Each member of this Section shall pay to the California Optometric Association annual dues as determined by the Section’s governing board and approved by the California Optometric Association’s Board of Trustees and COA House of Delegates. All requirements and processes regarding the payment of Section dues shall be consistent with those of the California Optometric Association.ARTICLE III SECTION CHAPTERSSection 1. Chapters and Officers.At each school or college of optometry in California there shall be a Section chapter. All Section members shall be members of their respective chapter. Section members enrolled in schools or colleges of optometry outside California shall be assigned a chapter by the Section Coordinating Council so that those members are apportioned between the schools and colleges in as equal numbers as practical.The officers of each chapter shall be a chair and vice chair. The officers must be enrolled at the California school or college of optometry which they represent.The chair of each chapter shall serve as the chapter’s representative on the Section Coordinating Council. Section 2. Chapter Officer Elections, Terms.Election of officers of Section chapters shall be annually conducted no more than 60 (sixty) calendar days prior to the scheduled final day of the COA House of Delegates meeting. Officers shall be elected by a majority of members present and voting at a duly called meeting of the chapter. The officers of the chapter shall each serve a one-year term that shall commence upon adjournment of the COA House of Delegates meeting.Section 3. Chapter Officer Vacancies.Vacancies in any of the officer positions of the chapter shall be filled as follows: If a vacancy occurs in the office of chair, the vice chair shall become chair for the remainder of his or her predecessor’s term. If a vacancy occurs in the office of vice chair, the chair shall appoint the vice chair subject to a majority vote at a duly called meeting of the chapter and who shall serve until the next scheduled chapter annual officer election. The filling of a vacancy shall not affect the affected member’s eligibility to serve a full term in that particular officer position.Section 4. Chapter Meetings.The Section chapters shall meet as many times during the governance year as they deem appropriate in order to facilitate the business of the chapter. The chair, or in his or her absence or incapacity the vice chair, of each Section chapter shall, at a minimum, call a meeting of the chapter prior to and after the COA House of Delegates meeting to review, among other things, proposed bylaws amendments, proposed policy resolutions, procedures and protocols to prepare or inform chapter members in a way to make them effective advocates and knowledgeable of the significant issues to be considered or decided. Section 5. Quorum.Eleven (11) chapter members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.Section 6. Chapter Liaisons.Each Section chapter shall have a COA Board of Trustees liaison appointed by the COA Board of Trustees.Section 7. Exercise of Corporate Powers.No Section chapter shall exercise, or represent that it is exercising, any of the corporate powers of the Section or COA without prior approval of the COA Board of Trustees.ARTICLE IVSECTION OFFICERSSection 1. Officers.The officers of this Section shall be chair, vice chair and secretary-treasurer and such other officers, if any, as are deemed advisable. The officers shall be comprised of the chairs of the Section chapters established by Article III. No more than one of the named officers above may be selected from each school or college of optometry. Officers must meet the Section membership requirements as provided in Article II of these bylaws.Section 2. Terms.The officers of the Section shall each serve a one-year term commencing upon adjournment of the COA House of Delegates meeting. Officers shall serve on an ascending schedule whereby the secretary-treasurer shall automatically advance to vice chair and the vice chair shall automatically advance to chair. It is the intent of this provision that each Section chapter is represented as a delegate at the COA House of Delegates meeting every two out of three years.Section 3. Officer Vacancies.Vacancies in any of the officer positions of the Section shall be filled as follows: If a vacancy occurs in the office of chair, the vice chair shall become chair for the remainder of his or her predecessor’s term. If a vacancy occurs in the office of vice chair, the secretary-treasurer shall become vice chair for the remainder of his or her predecessor’s term. If a vacancy occurs in the office of secretary-treasurer, the vice chair of the chapter not represented in Section Coordinating Council shall become secretary-treasurer for the remainder of his or her predecessor’s term. The filling of a vacancy shall not affect the member’s eligibility to serve a full term in that particular officer position.Any vacancy shall not affect the Section chapter representation as described Section 2 of this Article.Section 4. Duties of OfficersChair. The duties shall include:Perform all duties hereby listed in these bylaws and those of the COA bylaws.Preside at all regular and special meetings of the Section Coordinating Council and membership meetings.May call special meetings of the Section Coordinating Council as provided for in these bylaws.Maintain liaison with the COA Board of Trustees and COA House of Delegates.Subject to Section Coordinating Council approval, the chair shall appoint:All committee chairs and committee members, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws. Fill any vacancies among committee chairs, and committee members occurring as a result of death, resignation, or otherwise, as provided for in these bylaws.Make special assignments to officers or Section members provided that those assignments are approved by the Section Coordinating Council.Shall serve, or appoint members of the Section Coordinating Council to serve, as an ex-officio member of Section committees.Shall serve as one of the two delegates from the Student Section to the COA House of Delegates. Shall perform such other duties as are necessary to the conduct of the affairs of the Section. Vice Chair. The duties shall include:In the absence, incapacitation or unavailability of the chair, shall exercise the powers and functions of the chair.Serve as an ex-officio member on any Section committees as directed by the chair.Shall serve as one of the two delegates from the Student Section to the COA House of DelegatesPerform such other duties that may be assigned from time-to-time by the chair or the Section Coordinating Council.Secretary-Treasurer. The duties shall include:Shall keep a record of the proceedings of this Section and its Coordinating Council and is charged with the responsibility of monitoring all monies appropriated to and expended for the purposes of this Section.Shall monitor and maintain all Student Section communication in whatever form or format it is conducted.Shall be responsible for outreach to out-of-state students interested in involvement in COA and the Section.Serve as an ex-officio member on any Section committees as directed by the chair.Perform such other duties that may be assigned from time-to-time by the chair or the Section Coordinating Council.ARTICLE VCOORDINATING COUNCILSection 1. Section Coordinating Council Composition.The chair, vice chair and secretary-treasurer shall serve as the coordinating council for this Section.Section 2. Powers.The Section Coordinating Council shall have general supervision and control of the affairs of the Section subject to the provisions of the bylaws of the California Optometric Association and other policies adopted by the COA Board of Trustees or COA House of Delegates. Coordinating in advance all such transactions with the COA Board of Trustees, it shall be authorized to enter all commitments or contracts which entail the payment of money from the Section’s account as provided by the Section’s COA House of Delegates-approved budget. The Section Coordinating Council is not prohibited from delegating its authority to perform its duties provided that it retains full responsibility for ensuring those duties are appropriately carried out. Section 3. Meetings.The Section Coordinating Council shall meet as many times during the governance year as it deems appropriate in order to facilitate the business of the Section. These meetings may take place face-to-face, electronically or telephonically provided all eligible participants can access all materials, if any, and hear and be heard throughout the entire meeting; and, can occur in conjunction with other COA-sponsored events. Written notice of these meetings shall be delivered at least five (5) business days in advance.Section 4. Quorum.A majority of Section Coordinating Council members present shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.Section 5. Committee Establishment.The Section Coordinating Council shall authorize the creation of such committees and task forces as it deems appropriate. Section 6. Special Projects.The Section Coordinating Council shall have the authority to make special assignments to officers, chapters or Section members.ARTICLE VIANNUAL, SPECIAL MEETINGSSection 1. Annual Meeting.This Section shall hold an annual meeting of its members at or about the same time as the COA House of Delegates meeting. Section 2. Quorum.Seven (7) Section members shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of members of the Section. Section 3. Special Meetings.Special meetings of the Section may be called by the chair, with the approval of the Section Coordinating Council.ARTICLE VIISECTION DELEGATES TO COA HOUSE OF DELEGATESSection 1. COA HOD Delegates.The delegates to the COA House of Delegates (HOD) meeting shall be the chair and vice chair of the Student Section.Each Section chapter that has a COA HOD delegate in the fiscal year shall recommend to the Section Coordinating Council a chapter member as an alternate delegate subject to Section Coordinating Council approval. Section 3. Delegate and Alternate Delegate Changes.Changes in the selection of the Student Section delegates and alternates to the COA House of Delegates meeting may only be made by a unanimous vote of the Section Coordinating Council. ARTICLE VIIIMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSection 1. Bylaws Interpretation.In case of any question concerning the interpretation of these bylaws, the decision of the Section Coordinating Council shall be final unless it is superseded by a decision of the Board of Trustees of the California Optometric Association. Section 2. Rules of Order.Except where inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws, the Section and Section chapters shall be governed in all its deliberations by the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised.Section 3. Proxy Voting.Proxy voting is prohibited at any meeting of the Section, Section Coordinating Council, Section chapters or any other Section-approved body.Section 4. Unauthorized Communication.The Section nor COA shall be held responsible for unauthorized opinions of its members, no matter how or where they are expressed.Section 5. Expense Reimbursement.No salary or compensation shall be paid to any officer or committee member of this Section or its chapters. This prohibition does not bar the reimbursement of approved expenses.Section 6. Authorized Actions.No report, recommendation or other action shall be considered as the action of the California Optometric Association until it has been approved by the COA Board of Trustees or the COA House of Delegates.Section 7. Fiscal Year.The fiscal year of the Section shall be the same as that of the California Optometric Association.Section 8. Bylaw Consistency.All provisions in this Section’s bylaws must be consistent with the bylaws of the California Optometric Association.Section 9. Bylaws Effective Date.These bylaws shall become effective upon approval of the California Optometric Association House of Delegates.ARTICLE IXAMENDMENTSSection 1. Method of Amending BylawsThese bylaws may be amended at any annual meeting of the Section by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members of the Section present and voting, provided such proposed amendment shall first have been approved by a majority of the Section Coordinating Council and provided further, that no amendment so adopted shall become effective until approved by the COA House of Delegates. A bylaws amendment must be proposed to the Section members at least 120 (one hundred twenty) days prior to the annual meeting of the Section. A proposed bylaws amendment must be submitted to the COA Board of Trustees at least 90 (ninety) days prior to the COA House of Delegates meeting.Section 2. Effective Date.Any amendment to these bylaws adopted at any meeting of the COA House of Delegates shall become effective upon adoption unless otherwise stated in the adopted amendment. Attachment IIIProposed Bylaws Amendment Number Two To the 2014 COA House of DelegatesProposed by the COA Board of TrusteesCALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWSArticle FIFTH, Articles of Incorporation; and, Article IV, Sections 1, 3 and 5(c); and, Article V, Section 1(b)(2) of the BylawsCOA Board of Trustees CompositionArticles of IncorporationArticle FIFTH, relating to number of COA trustees, is amended to read:FIFTH: Immediately upon enactment by the 2014 COA House of Delegates, TtThe number of directors of this corporation shall be no less than eight (8) and no more than ten (10) and said directors hall be designated “trustees”; and that the names and residences of those elected and appointed for the first year as follow, to-wit:NAMEWHO RESIDES ATWm. A. MeyerSacramentoL. B. LawsonSanta RosaF. W. LauferOaklandHarry NordmanSan FranciscoLouis KuttnerSan FranciscoHenry S. CahnSan FranciscoAlbert J. SchohaySan FranciscoH. W. ClarkSan FranciscoCOA BylawsArticle IV, Section 1, relating to the composition of the COA Board of Trustees, is amended to read:Section 1. Composition of the Board of Trustees: The corporate powers of this association shall be vested in a board of no less than eight (8) and no more than ten (10) Ttrustees. The board shall be composed of the president; president-elect; secretary-treasurer; immediate past president; and no less than four (4) and no more than six (6) trustees elected as provided in Section 3 of this Article. The officers and trustees shall be Active Members of the association throughout their terms of service. Article IV, Section 3, relating to election of trustees, is amended to read:Section 3. Election of Trustees: Trustees of the association shall be elected by a majority of delegates present and voting at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates and shall serve two-year terms beginning upon election and ending at the second annual meeting following their election. The trustees’ terms shall be staggered so that three (3) at least two (2) trustees shall be elected at each annual meeting of the House of Delegates.Article IV, Section 5(c), relating to the filling of a vacancy in the COA secretary-treasurer office, is amended to read:Section 5. Vacancies in Office(c)Officers appointed to complete the term of a vacated office shall serve until they or their successors are elected by the House of Delegates, except that an appointed secretary-treasurer shall be qualified for nomination and election to a full two-year term. Article V, Section 1(b)(2), relating to the COA secretary-treasurer term of office, is repealed:Section 1. Officers(b)For purposes of this subsection, “term” shall mean a period of one (1) year, beginning upon election by the House of Delegates as provided in Article IV, Section 2, and ending at the next annual meeting of the house. Each officer shall serve one term, except that:(1)A President may serve two (2) consecutive terms. If a president is elected to a second consecutive term, the person holding the office of president-elect during the incumbent’s first term is eligible to be nominated from the floor of the House of Delegates on the same terms as any other Active Member for election to a consecutive, one (1) year term.(2)The secretary-treasurer shall serve a term of two (2) years, commencing with his or her election and until his or her successor is elected or appointed.(3)(2)A speaker who has served four (4) one-year terms in office as speaker shall not be eligible for either the office of speaker or vice-speaker, and a vice-speaker who has served four (4) one-year terms in office as vice-speaker shall not be eligible for the office of vice-speaker. ................
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