2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.753 Board of trustees; number and qualifications of members; quorum; classes of trustees; terms; annual ballot; honorary trustees.

Sec. 3.

(a) The board of trustees may, by a resolution adopted by 2/3 of its members, fix the number of members to constitute the board. However, the number of trustees constituting the board of trustees shall be not less than 15 nor more than 54 in number and 15% or more of the trustees shall be members in good standing of Baptist churches affiliated with the American Baptist churches, U.S.A. Nine trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board. At the first meeting of the board, the trustees shall divide themselves into 3 classes of 1/3 of the whole number of each as nearly as possible. The term of office of the first class shall terminate at the expiration of the first year; of the second class shall terminate at the end of the second year; and of the third class shall terminate at the end of the third year, so that 1/3 of the number of trustees shall be chosen by the board annually by ballot.

(b) The board may elect nonvoting honorary trustees without limit as to number. Honorary trustees shall not be included in the number of trustees constituting the board of trustees.

History: 1833, Territorial Laws, Vol. III, approved Apr. 22, 1833 ;-- Am. 1887, Local Act 390, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 1887 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 390.753 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 50, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1955 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 203, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986