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Board of Trustees as
Governing Body
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Board Composition
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Qualification
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1.1.4
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Elections
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1.1.5
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Installation of Board Members
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1.1.6
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Vacancy on the Board
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1.1.7
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New Board Member Orientation
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1.1.8
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Board Members Seeking Employment with the College
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1.1.1
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Board of Trustees as Governing Body
The governing body of Lansing Community College
shall be the Board of Trustees, membership of which shall be determined in
accordance with the Community College Act.
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1.1.2
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Board Composition
The Board of Trustees
consists of seven (7) persons elected at large every two (2) years at the
regular College District election for staggered six (6)
year terms. Nomination and election
to the Board shall be in accordance with the Community College Act.
MCL 389.34a
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Qualification
A candidate for election to the Board of Trustees must be a resident elector
in the Community College District.
MCL 389.151
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Elections
Regular elections shall be held biannually in odd years
on annual school election dates as prescribed by the Community College Act.
All notices of regular or special elections to be held
by the College District shall be given by the Secretary of the Board of
Trustees in the manner prescribed by law.
Nominating petitions
shall be provided at the Administration Office of the College to prospective
candidates and shall be filed with the Ingham County Clerk, consistent with
applicable state law.
The final canvass of the results of any community
college election shall be made by the Board of Canvassers, in accordance
with applicable law.
MCL 389.36-38; MCL 389.152.
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Installation of Board Members
Each person elected or appointed as a member of the
Board of Trustees shall file with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees an
Acceptance of Office, an Affidavit of Eligibility, and an Oath of office.
All members of the Board of Trustees shall file an
Affidavit of Eligibility in the following form:
"I, _________________________, a duly elected or
appointed member of the Board of Trustees of Lansing Community College,
do solemnly swear that I am an elector residing in ____________, County
of ___________, and have resided therein for more than thirty (30) days
prior to the date of my election or appointment, that I have also
attained the age of eighteen years prior to the date of my election or
appointment; and that I have resided in the State of Michigan for more
than six (6) months and am a United States citizen."
All members of the Board of Trustees shall file an
Acceptance of Office in the following form:
"I accept the office of Trustee on the Board of
Trustees of Lansing Community College and agree to serve in this
position for the period required by statute or until my successor shall
qualify."
All members of the Board of Trustees shall take and
subscribe to the following Oath of Office:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support the
Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State and
that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of
the Board of Trustees according to the best of my ability."
MCL 389.156.
(Amended 10/17/05)
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Vacancy on the
Board
Whenever a vacancy occurs on the Board of Trustees, the remaining members
of the Board shall immediately fill, by majority vote, the vacancy with a
qualified elector of the College District, as prescribed by law. The Trustee
so appointed shall hold office until the next regular election of members of
the Board, at which time the vacancy will be filled by election for the
remainder of the term.
MCL 389.158.
(Amended 10/17/05)
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New Board Member Orientation
It shall be the responsibility of the Chairperson of
the Board of Trustees and the President of the College to inform new members
of the Board about the budget and Strategic Plan of the College, the general
organization and administration of its programs, the major problems it
faces, programs of development in progress, and the way in which the Board
functions. Such orientation shall be planned and carried out after each
election or whenever a new member is appointed to fill an unexpired term.
(Amended 10/17/05)
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Board Members Seeking Employment with the College
A Board member shall not apply for a position with the College unless and
until he or she has first resigned from the Board. Similarly, employees of
the College, regardless of the type of compensation received, are excluded
from membership on the Board.
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