Article 5
Duties of Directors:
Section 1: The governing body of this Association shall be the Board of Directors, consisting of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Purser, Immediate past President and six (6) Directors elected in accordance with Article 3, Sectoin 4.
Section 2: the Board of Directors shall transact the business of the Association; fix the date, hour and place of meeings; make recommendations to the Association and shall perform such other duties as are specified in the By-laws. The Board shall be responsible to the will of the Association and none of its acts shall be in direct conflict with recommendations as suggested by the Association membership as a whole.
Section 3: The Board of Directors shall meet once a month at a scheduled time and place convenient to its members. Special meetings may be called by the President or any three Board members. Three days notice to every Board member must be given of any special meeting and that notice shall state the purpose of this special meeting.
Section 4: Seven members shall constitute a quorum at a Board meeting.
Section 5: The Board of Directors shall temporarily fill any vacancies of the Officers or Directors until a special election can be called.
Section 6: If a Board member fails to attend more than two consecutive regular Board meetings without valid reason he shall be removed from the Board. The person shall be notified and a new candidate shall be installed by the Association.
Section 7: Any member may attend regular Board meetings but may not vote.