§ 115D-19. Removal of trustees.
§ 115D‑19. Removalof trustees.
(a) Should the State Board of Community Colleges have sufficientevidence that any member of the board of trustees of an institution is notcapable of discharging, or is not discharging, the duties of his office asrequired by law or lawful regulation, or is guilty of immoral or disreputableconduct, the State Board shall notify the chairman of such board of trustees,unless the chairman is the offending member, in which case the other members ofthe board shall be notified. Upon receipt of such notice there shall be ameeting of the board of trustees for the purpose of investigating the charges,at that meeting a representative of the State Board of Community Colleges mayappear to present evidence of the charges. The allegedly offending member shallbe given proper and adequate notice of the meeting and the findings of theother members of the board shall be recorded, along with the action taken, inthe minutes of the board of trustees. If the charges are, by an affirmative voteof two‑thirds of the members of the board, found to be true, the board oftrustees shall declare the office of the offending member to be vacant.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of aboard of trustees to hold a hearing as provided herein upon evidence known orpresented to it.
(b) A board of trustees may declare vacant the office of amember who does not attend three consecutive, scheduled meetings withoutjustifiable excuse. A board of trustees may also declare vacant the office of amember who, without justifiable excuse, does not participate within six monthsof appointment in a trustee orientation and education session sponsored by theNorth Carolina Association of Community College Trustees. The board of trusteesshall notify the appropriate appointing authority of any vacancy. (1963, c. 448, s. 23; 1979, c. 462, s. 2; c. 896, s.13; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1130, s. 1; 1989, c. 521, s. 2; 1995, c. 470, s. 2.)