Article Six: Board of Directors

1.  Members of the Board of Directors, other than the officers and Immediate Past President, shall be elected annually by the voting membership as defined in Article Three.  The purpose of the Board shall be to formulate the broad policies of the Association and to consult with the officers and members of the Executive Committee with regard to any major problems that may arise in connection with the Association's program or activities, or any significant issues that may confront the Florida's medical examiners as a whole.

2.  A candidate for the Board of Directors must be an active or affiliate member in good standing.  In order to be eligible for the Board of Directors, a candidate must attend 50% of the meetings after election to the Board.  Failure to satisfy these requirements shall be sufficient grounds for the member to be declared ineligible or to be suspended subject to exemption by the Board for good cause shown.  For the purpose of this section, meetings shall include the sum of both regular and any special meetings.

3.  The Board shall be composed of the Officers and the Immediate Past President, who shall be the Chair, and 5 other active and/or affiliate members. Each Board member, other than the officers and the Chair, shall be elected for a three year term and may be re-elected to the Board. Past officers may serve on the Board.

4.  Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at any Board meeting.
 
5.  The Board shall meet each year during the annual meeting and at other such times as the President may deem necessary to the aims and purposes of the Association.

6.  The Board shall perform the following duties:
 a.)  review and accept, reject or defer applications for membership; render a report of the status of the membership at each annual meeting;
b.)  review and approve, reject or modify all educational material prepared and published for the general public by F.A.M.E.; review requirements and practices of continuing medical education as they may relate to medical examiners and their professional staff; report to the membership at the annual meeting or as frequently as may be necessary; oversee the scientific program of the annual meeting;
c.)  review and make recommendations to the Executive Committee in all questions of unethical practice as such practice may be performed by members of the Association; make recommendations to the Executive Committee when charges have been brought against any member in accordance with these Bylaws;
d.)  review the budget and make recommendations regarding the fiscal policy of the Association; render a report at the annual meeting; arrange for periodic independent audits;
e.)  promote recognition of the Florida Medical Examiners in other national or statewide professional organizations such as the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), the SIDS foundation, the Florida Medical Examiner Commission (MEC) and the Florida Medical Association (FMA) in order to enhance, improve and promote the medical examiners of Florida in order that the public may better be served.

7.  Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled by appointment of the President.