SECTION A – COMPOSITION
The Board of Trustees shall consist of seven members elected by the House of Delegates. The president, secretary, treasurer, executive vice-president, deputy executive vice-president, and general counsel shall sit with the Board of Trustees with voice but without vote.
One trustee shall be elected annually for a term of five years, but whenever the terms of two trustees expire in the same year, two trustees shall be elected each for five years.
To be eligible for election as trustee, a member shall have served at least two years as an officer or at least three years as a councilor, or at least five years as a member of the House of Delegates.
No person shall serve more than one term as a trustee. An unexpired term shall not be construed as a term of office.
A trustee shall work or maintain a residence or an office in the State of New York, otherwise such position in the Medical Society of the State of New York shall be declared vacant.
If a trustee is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the Board without proper excuse, the Council shall declare that position vacant and elect a successor for the unexpired term.
In the event of a vacancy, a trustee shall be elected by the Council to serve until the next meeting of the House of Delegates at which time the House of Delegates shall elect a trustee to fill the unexpired term.
