32 Miss. Code. R. 24-2.00
The Governing Authority of the REACH Center for the Blind is a three-member body set by State legislative statute. The Governing Authority has the responsibility for approving the appointment of the Director of the REACH Center for the Blind. In addition, it is responsible for reviewing major policy issues presented by the Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind and the REACH Center Director, for maintaining high standards of operation, and for the continuing development of the Center. Members of the Governing Authority, as set by legislative mandate, are the Vice Chancellor of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Administrative Services and the Director of the MDRS Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind. The Governing Authority meets at least quarterly and minutes are kept of all meetings.
Orientation procedures for a new governing authority member include the Center Director arranging a tour of the Center, providing an overview of the Center's operations and its history and copies of governing authority minutes for the previous three years. Policies to guard against the development of a conflict of interest are established by the Department and by the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Any suggestion of the possibility of a conflict of interest between an individual member and the Center is referred to the attorney assigned to the Department by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office for an opinion which shall be binding upon the member in question. (Reference: "Governing Authority" file.)
32 Miss. Code. R. 24-2.00