Section 1. General Powers. The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its board of directors.
Section 2. Number, Tenure and Qualifications.
Section 3. Composition of the Board of Directors.
The composition of the board of directors shall be as follows:
Each of the said appointing authorities shall advise the president of the foundation of its respective appointments for expiring board positions by December 1 of the year prior to the commencement of a new term. In the event that an appointing authority fails to timely advise the president of his, her or its appointments or ceases to exist, the Nominating Committee will place the name(s) of an eligible member in nomination. A director shall be elected by a majority vote at the annual meeting of the board to fill any such vacancy.
Section 4. Quorum. A quorum of the board shall consist of a majority of the members of the board. Once a quorum is established, it will continue throughout a meeting despite the absence of members of the board.
Section 5. Vacancies. Any member of the board of directors who has in any year missed two meetings of the board of directors without just cause as determined by the board shall upon notice be removed as a member of the board of directors. Any vacancy occurring on the board will be filled by the appointing authority responsible for the appointment of the member creating the vacancy. In the event no appointment of that director is made, then the vacancy occurring on the board may be filled by a majority vote of the board until the expiration of the term of the director as to which the vacancy has occurred. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of that director's predecessor in office.
Section 6. Meetings of the Board of Directors.
Section 7. Proxy Voting. At any meeting of the board of directors, an absent director may vote by proxy by appointing another director of the corporation to cast the votes which the absent director would be entitled to cast. Voting by proxy will be permitted only when written authorization of said appointment is received by the registered agent of the corporation prior to the meeting.
Section 8. Manner of Acting. The act of a majority of the directors present at the meeting at which a quorum is present shall be considered the act of the board of directors unless the act of a greater number is required by law or the bylaws.
Section 9. Compensation. The directors shall not receive any salary or compensation for their services as directors, but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred while carrying out their duties as members of this board of directors.
Section 10. Employment. The directors shall not receive any salary or compensation for their services as directors, but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred while carrying out their duties as members of this board of directors.
Mo. R. Gov. Bar Jud., r. 4, app 1, Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation, art. VI