Committee backs bylaw changes extending board vacancy appointment window, protecting members called to active duty

Sep 1, 2026

Policy committee reviewed updates to bylaws 145 and 146 that lengthen the timeframe to fill a board vacancy from 30 to 45 days and explicitly protect members called to serve in the armed forces or National Guard from losing their seat.

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The committee reviewed bylaw updates addressing how board vacancies are filled and protections for members called to military service. The presenter said the appointment window will be extended to 45 days from the prior 30-day requirement and that the draft clarifies a member called to serve with the armed forces or National Guard cannot lose their seat.

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