Bylaws

Bylaws (selected excerpts)

Article IV – Board Development Committee

3. Duties: The duties of the Board Development Committee shall be as follows:

Article VII – Board of Directors The Board Development Committee shall present at each Annual Meeting of the Council a single slate of Officers of the Council, members-at-large of the Board of Directors and members of the Board Development Committee. If vacancies occur in Officers, members of the Board of Directors, or the Board Development Committee between Annual Meetings, the Board Development Committee shall recommend nominee(s) to the Board. A single slate for Delegates and nominees to fill vacancies among elected Delegates, should vacancies occur, to the National Council of Girl Scouts of the United States of America shall be presented at the Annual Meeting, as provided in Article XI. In partnership with the Board Chair and CEO, the Board Development Committee shall assure the education of the Board of Directors and orientation of new members of the Board of Directors, assess Board education, and plan for succession. Nominations for any position may be made from the floor, provided the eligibility of such nominees had been established and written consent to serve, if elected, had been secured and was in the hands of the Chair of the Board Development Committee ten (10) days before the meeting. 4. Vacancies. Except as provided in Article VI, Section 2, of these Bylaws, vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorships, or otherwise, may be filled until the next Annual Meeting by vote of the majority of the remaining directors then in office, though less than a quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors called for that purpose.