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Board amends bylaws to limit vice chair to voting members
Summary
The IT Strategy Board voted to amend Article 2, Section 5 of its bylaws to require the vice chair be selected from voting members; the motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The IT Strategy Board voted to amend its bylaws so that the vice chair must be chosen "from the voting members," clarifying whether designees are eligible for that leadership role.
Staff described ambiguity in the existing bylaw language and proposed adding the word "voting" to Article 2, Section 5 to remove uncertainty about whether designees could hold the vice chair office. A board member moved the amendment and it was seconded; members voted by voice and multiple participants said "aye." The chair declared the motion passed with no recorded opposition.
Members said the change aligns leadership roles with voting status and keeps the board’s advisory role distinct from fiduciary authority over funds. The discussion included an exchange recommending that any legislative appropriations intended for program delivery be routed through the Department of Information Technology (DIT) and then transferred to an executing institution rather than be managed directly by the board.
The amendment was adopted at the meeting; staff said they would update the bylaws text accordingly and reflect the change in board materials.
