ARTICLE IV
Officers

SECTION 1. Classification. The Officers shall be comprised of Honorary and Regular Officers.

SECTION 2. Honorary Class Officers. The Honorary Officers are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian/Scribe, who were elected by the Class while Cadets at the United States Military Academy, and any and all persons who previously served as Regular Class Officers. The initial group of Honorary Officers shall serve from the Class' graduation until the twenty-five (25) year reunion, at which time Regular Class Officers shall be elected during the Class Reunion Business Meeting. Honorary Officers may run for re-election to office (or for election to another office) if they so desire.  Unless re-elected as Regular Officers, Honorary Officers shall have no further responsibility for Class administration, but they shall become members of an Emeritus Committee that the Regular Class Officers may consult for advice; provided, however, that for the purposes of continuity the Honorary Class Officers shall elect one of their members to serve on the Executive Board. Honorary Class Officers shall hold their positions for life. Vacancies in these positions will not be filled.

SECTION 3. Regular Class Officers. The Regular Officers shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Historian/Scribe, and an Information Systems Officer. These officers shall perform the duties as prescribed by the By-laws and in accordance with the parliamentary authority adopted by the Class.

a. Election. The Regular Officers shall be elected from the Regular Members of the Class to serve for five (5) years or until their successors are elected, unless they should sooner die, resign, or be removed. The election of Regular Class Officers shall occur at each Class Reunion Business Meeting. Notification of such election (including the names of the nominees and a proxy form) shall be sent to each Regular Class Member by United States Mail and/or by electronic mail no later than sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of the next Class Reunion. The five-year term of office for Regular Class Officers shall begin immediately at the conclusion of the Class Reunion at which they are elected.

b. Vacancies. Vacancies resulting from the resignation, removal, or death of a Regular Officer may be filled by majority vote of the Board, and the officer so chosen shall hold office until the next Reunion. Should the Presidency become vacant, the Vice President shall assume the office of President, and the vacancy shall exist in the office of the Vice President. The Board may then fill the Vice President's vacancy.

SECTION 4. Impeachment Procedures.

a. Impeachment proceedings may be brought against Class Officers for the following reasons:

1. Extended negligence of duties. Negligence is defined as any dereliction of duty that is related to one's responsibilities.

2. A lack of desire to serve in the best interests of the Class.

3. An inability to perform in the best interest of the Class, or an inability to properly represent the members of the Class.

b. Any Regular Member may request impeachment proceedings against a Class Officer. Such request must be submitted in writing to the Board in order to initiate proceedings. Such request must include explicit reasons for which impeachment procedures are requested.

c. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of such request, the Board shall designate a Committee not comprised of any Regular Officers to investigate the matter. The Committee shall number no less than five (5) Regular Members, and not more than nine (9) members.

d. The Committee shall determine whether sufficient cause exists to remove the Class Officer. A two-thirds vote of the Committee is required to proceed to a Class vote.

e. The Class will be notified of the impeachment proceedings by mail or e-mail. Notification will include explicit reasons for which impeachment proceedings have been brought against the Class Officer and that the Committee has found sufficient cause to initiate a Class vote.

f. Voting will be done by ballot. All ballots returned within forty-five (45) days of the ballot mailing date shall constitute a quorum. A two-thirds vote is required to remove a Class Officer. The Class Officer against whom impeachment proceedings have been brought may not vote.

g. In case of impeachment, the vacant office will be filled in accordance with Article IV, Section 3.b., of the Class Constitution.

<< Prev - Next >>