2016 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals
Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations
Section 22-80 - Meetings of board; officers.
Said board shall meet not less than quarterly during any calendar year upon the call of the president at such times and places as he deems necessary, except that the board shall meet in January at such place as may be designated by its president. Five members of said board shall constitute a quorum. Said board shall annually choose from its number a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer who shall hold their respective offices one year and until their successors are chosen, and may fill any vacancy in any office filled by said board. The treasurer shall endorse all drafts and checks and receive and receipt for all moneys payable to the station. Members of the board shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of the meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office unless the president or vice-president of the board has excused such absence. Minutes of any meeting shall be recorded by the board.
(1949 Rev., S. 3247; June, 1955, S. 1773d; P.A. 83-487, S. 26, 33; P.A. 89-176, S. 1; P.A. 11-59, S. 16; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 29.)
History: P.A. 83-487 amended section to require board to meet at least quarterly, to establish attendance requirements, to require recording of minutes, limit terms of members and to specify that members are not compensated for services; P.A. 89-176 deleted provision prohibiting consecutive terms for members of board of directors; P.A. 11-59 replaced requirement to meet on the third Tuesday of January in the city of Hartford with requirement to meet in January at such place as may be designated by the board's president; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 added requirement re annual selection of vice-president and added exception to automatic resignation for missed meetings if president or vice-president excuses the absence, effective June 15, 2012.
