Number and Qualification. The Board of Directors shall consist of the four ex officio directors named in Section 3 of this Article and, in addition, not more than 20 elected directors, as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors of the corporation. Directors need not be residents of the State of North Carolina.
Ex Officio Directors. The Dean of the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Executive Director of the North Carolina League of Municipalities, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and the Secretary of the corporation shall be ex officio (voting) directors. The term of each ex officio director shall coincide with his or her tenure in office.
Elected Directors; Representation of Friends Regional Councils. In addition to the ex officio directors, up to twenty additional directors may be elected by the Board of Directors from time to time. The Board must elect at least three but not more than four directors from nominations submitted by the Friends of the Institute of Government Regional Councils. Those persons who receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office shall be elected. Each elected director shall hold office for a term of three years or until the earlier of his or her death, resignation or removal. Directors may be elected for two consecutive three-year terms, but a person elected for two consecutive three-year terms may not be reelected until after a one-year break in service. A director originally nominated by the Friends Regional Councils must be renominated by the Friends Regional Councils to stand for election by the Board to a second term. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director continues to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
