Cabinets - NCAA

SUPPLEMENT NO. 4
DI Administration Cabinet 9/08
Page No. 15
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thereby ensuring that any appointments made in the interim period are ultimately
subject to the legislated requirements.
g. Alternates. The Board, councils and cabinets shall permit alternates to attend the
appropriate governance meetings when the appointed representative cannot attend.
These governance bodies are encouraged to establish a flexible standard to permit
alternates to attend. Given that the Division I governance structure is based on
conference representation, it is therefore essential that conferences are allowed to
participate in the structure.
V. LEADERSHIP ROLES.
a. Chair Requirement. Each of the councils and the cabinets shall have a chair serving
in a leadership role. Chairs shall serve at least one year but no more than two years in
that role.
b. Role of Board of Directors. To assist in the governance transition process, the
Division I Board of Directors appointed a chair for each of the councils and cabinets
for the first year to allow the chairs to participate in an orientation program.
Thereafter, the councils and cabinets will have the discretion to recommend their own
chair. The councils and the cabinets will submit the name of the recommended chair
to the Board of Directors for final approval.
c. Vice Chair. The councils and cabinets will not be required to appoint a vice chair but
will have discretion to recommend a vice chair if it is felt that a vice chair would be
beneficial to the efficient management of that group. As is the case with the chair
appointment process, the recommendation of the council or cabinet regarding a vice
chair shall be forwarded to the Board of Directors for approval.
d. Rotational Schedule for Chairs. At least once every three rotations, there shall be a
representative serving as chair at the council and Championships/Sports Management
Cabinet levels who is not from the Football Bowl Subdivision.
VI. MEETING SCHEDULE.
a. Division I Board of Directors. The Division I Board of Directors has four scheduled
meetings per year. These meetings are held in April, August, October/November and
in conjunction with the NCAA Convention in January. Additionally, this group may
meet at other times during the year when circumstances warrant. Meetings are
typically one day in length starting at 8 a.m. and concluding by mid afternoon. With