Center for Animal Rescue & Enrichment of St. Louis

CARE STL shall have a board of directors consisting of at least 3 and no more than 15 directors.  Within these limits, the board may increase or decrease the number of directors serving on the board, including for the purpose of staggering the terms of directors.

Powers

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board, and the affairs of the CARE STL shall be managed under the direction of the board, except as otherwise provided by law.

 

Terms  
(a)  All directors shall be elected to serve a three-year term. However, the term may be extended until a successor has been elected.  

(b)  Director terms shall be staggered so that approximately half the number of directors will end their terms in any given year.  

(c)   Directors may serve terms in succession. 

(d)  The term of office shall be considered to begin January 1 and end December 31 of the second year in office, unless the term is extended until such time as a successor has been elected.

 

Qualifications and Election of Directors

In order to be eligible to serve as a director on the board of directors, the individual must be 18 years of age and an affiliate within affiliate classifications created by the board of directors.  Directors may be elected at any board meeting by the majority vote of the existing board of directors.  The election of directors to replace those who have fulfilled their term of office shall take place in January of each year.

 

Vacancies

The board of directors may fill vacancies due to the expiration of a director’s term of office, resignation, death, or removal of a director or may appoint new directors to fill a previously unfilled board position, subject to the maximum number of directors under these Bylaws.