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telephone, if the notice sets forth the telephone number as shown upon theSecretary’s records, at which each director may be reached for purposes ofparticipation in the meeting, and states that the Secretary must be notified if adirector desires to be reached at a different telephone number. Notice shall bedeemed to have been waived by any director who shall participate in suchmeeting without protesting, prior to or at the commencement of the meeting,the lack of proper notice, and may be waived, in writing, by any director eitherbefore or after such meeting. If notice is sent by United States mail, expressmail or courier service, the notice shall be deemed to have been given whendeposited in the mail or with the courier service. If notice is given by personaldelivery or by authorized communications equipment, the notice shall be deemedto have been given when delivered or transmitted. Its minutes shall be sent to allmembers.13D. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called upon written request offiveten voting members, or by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or by theExecutive MinisterPresident. At least ten days' notice of any special meeting shall begiven to each member of the Board of Directors in the manner prescribed in thepreceding paragraph. The notice must indicate the purpose of the meeting.E. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of its members shall constitute aquorum. Meetings of the directors may be held by means of authorizedcommunications equipment.F. All members of the Board of Directors, unless specified otherwise in theseBylaws, shall serve on one of the Ministry Team Committees and one of theStanding Committees of the Board of Directors.G. In the relationship of the Board of Directors and staff of the Corporation for LocalChurch Ministries, the Board of Directors sets policies and the staff implementsthese policies, the exception being those policies internal to the life andfunctioning of the Board of Directors for which the Board of Directors isaccountable to itself and its members.ARTICLE V: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSA. There shall be an Executive Committee of the Board of Directorscomposed of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Board ofDirectors, the Executive Minister, the Chairperson of each Ministry TeamCommittee, each Standing Committee and each Other Committee of the Boardof Directors, and one member of the Board of Directors at large. No less than51% of its members shall constitute a quorum.B. The Secretary of the Corporation, Treasurer of the Corporation, and eachMinistry Team Leader, shall meet with the Executive Committee from time totime and have voice but without vote.13
C. The Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson of the Boardof Directors (who shall serve as Chairperson of the Executive Committee) or theExecutive Minister. At least ten days' written notice of its meetings shall begiven.14D. The Executive Committee shall have the full powers of the Board of Directors tomanage and conduct the affairs of the Corporation when the Board of Directorsis not in session. Actions of the Executive Committee in this regard shall belimited to those which the Executive Committee deems necessary for the actionto be timely, and the Executive Committee shall report all such actions to thenext meeting of the Board of Directors.E. The Executive Committee, together with the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson andExecutive Minister, shall be responsible for the well being and life of the Board ofDirectors, and shall plan the agenda and meetings of the Board of Directors.The Executive Committee shall be the Business Committee during all regular orspecial meetings of the Board of Directors. Except when acting as the BusinessCommittee for meetings of the Board of Directors, its minutes shall be distributedto all directors.ARTICLE VI: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINISTRY TEAM COMMITTEESA. The program mandates and responsibilities of Local Church Ministries shall beallocated by the Board of Directors among Ministry Teams. The number of, andthe area(s) of responsibility for, such Ministry Teams will be determined by theBoard of Directors.B. There shall be a Ministry Team Committee of the Board of Directors for eachMinistry Team.C. The Ministry Team Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directorspolicies, goals, and evaluation procedures of the Board of Directors for allprograms in the area(s) of responsibility of the Ministry Team.D. Ministry Team Leaders, and staff assigned to their direction, shall implementpolicies, programs and evaluation procedures in the area(s) of responsibility ofthe Ministry Team Committee and may assist their Ministry Team Committee inits responsibility for recommending programs, policies and evaluation proceduresto the Board of Directors.ARTICLE VII: BOARD OF DIRECTORS STANDING COMMITTEESA. There shall be the following Standing Committees of the Board of Directors, andsuch other Standing Committees as the Board of Directors may from time totime determine:14
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