A) General Assembly (“GA”) at the regular meeting elects Board of Trustees (“BOT”)

B) Election Procedure: Three months before Regular Meeting, BOT shall call a meeting

of the BOT, Executive Committee (“EC”) and the Presidents of each Committee to

evaluate and decide the names of the candidates to be submitted to the General Assembly

for election during Regular Meeting. All candidates must either submit their candidacy

in writing 10 days before this meeting or ask that their names be submitted by the

members of BOT, Executive Committee or presidents of the Committees at this meeting.

BOT will consist of 7 members plus two alternates. General Assembly has right to

increase the number of BOT members to 11.

A) BOT member must be a 10 year pin holders; and

B) Member must have served in the Executive Committee for a minimum of 3 years.

(Executive Committee was called Board of Directors until 2010). Board of Directors

(“BOD”), BOT and executive committee membership can be combined to reach the

minimum 3 years. (e.g. 2 years BOD and 1 year EC membership) Being an alternate is

not sufficient for the purposes of this section (since they don’t have the power to vote).

However, for the years 2011-2016, the requirement of having served 3 years will be

reduced to 2 years. On the election held on 2017 and thereafter the requirement will

again be 3 years.

*** EXCEPTION TO THE ABOVE RULE: An Honorary Board Member (in line with

OIA bylaws), who would otherwise qualified to be a regular/voting member that is confirmed

with the unanimous vote of the BOT, may bypass the above requirements and submit his/her

candidacy to become a BOT member to the GA.

A) Follow and implement the Bylaws

B) Make long term decisions for OIA (e.g. vision for future)

C) Control OIA funds beyond EC’s yearly budget (plus a 10% cushion).

D) Meet at least quarterly to review Executive Committee (EC) actions. EC shall give

quarterly written reports to BOT regarding EC actions. The President and Treasurer of EC must

attend these quarterly meetings. The President shall designate who will attend the meeting on

EC’s behalf. However, if the Vice President is available, he/she must attend the quarterly

meeting.

E) Draft and propose Bylaw changes to the General Assembly

F) Select the Scholarship Committee and be in charge of all scholarship and building

Trust Funds and general scholarship funds. Consistent with and having taken into account the

report and recommendations of the Scholarship Committee, determine the amount of

distributions to students (scholarship and financial aid) each fiscal year.

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