Conduct of Meetings
Sec. 5. The chairman of the meeting shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or his or her designee. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the members will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of members as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations, and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of the chairman of the meeting, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations, or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to members, their duly authorized and constituted proxies, or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of members shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
Amended by SR-NASD-2007-023 eff. July 30, 2007. Adopted by SR-NASD-97-71 eff. Jan. 15, 1998. |