Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 1 - Policies of the Mississippi Board of Mental Health
Chapter 2 - Board of Mental Health
Subchapter 1 - By Laws of the Mississippi State Board of Mental Health
Rule 24-1-2.1.6 - OFFICERS

A. Number. The officers of the Board shall be the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Executive Secretary, and such other officers with such powers and duties not inconsistent with these laws or bylaws as may be appointed and determined by the Board. Any two (2) officers, except those of Chairman and Secretary, may be held by the same person.

B. Election, Term of Office, and Qualifications. The chairman shall be elected annually by the members from among their number, and the other officers shall be elected annually by the members from among such persons as the said members may see fit, at an annual meeting of the members.

C. Vacancies. In case any office of the Board becomes vacant by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or any other cause, a majority of the members, in special meeting, may elect an officer to fill such vacancy, and the officer so elected shall hold office and serve until the annual meeting of the Board next succeeding and until the election and qualification of their successor.

D. Chairman. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board. They shall have and exercise general charge and supervision of the affairs of the Board and shall do and perform such other duties as may be assigned to them by the Board.

E. Vice Chairman. The vice chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board in the absence of the charirman. They shall have and exercise general charge and supervision of the affairs of the Board.

E. Executive Secretary. The Executive Secretary shall have and may exercise such powers as are conferred upon them by the Board and shall have charge or control of such books and documents as the Board may determine. They shall attend all meetings of the Board and keep or cause to be kept the minutes of all meetings of the Board. They shall keep or cause to be kept a record, containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are members of the Board, showing their places of residence, and such book shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times. They shall sign in the name and on behalf of the Board, any contracts or agreements authorized by the Board. They shall, in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Executive Secretary, subject to the control of the Board. They shall cause to be made such payments as may be necessary or proper to be made on behalf of the Board. They shall enter or cause to be entered regularly on the books of the Board, to be kept by or for them for the purpose, full and accurate account of all monies and obligations received and paid or incurred for or on account of the Department, and shall exhibit such records at all reasonable times to any member upon application.

F. Removal. Any officer, except the Executive Secretary, may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose, for nonfeasance, malfeasance, or misfeasance, for conduct detrimental to the interests of the Department, for lack of sympathy with its objectives, or for refusal to render reasonable assistance in carrying out its purposes. The Executive Director or any officer proposed to be removed shall be entitled to at least ten (10) days notice in writing by mail of the meeting of the Board at which removal is to be voted upon and shall be entitled to appear before and be heard by the Board at such meeting. The Executive Secretary (Executive Director of the Department) shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Board.