Rule III-4 Duties

(a) The Board of Officers and Commissioners shall have general oversight of the affairs and activities of the Wyoming State Bar. It shall:

(1) Make appropriations, authorize disbursements and/or periodically monitor and ratify proper disbursements reviewed, approved and authorized by the executive director from the funds of the Wyoming State Bar in payment of the necessary expenses of the Wyoming State Bar, its officers, commissioners and committees;

(2) Cause proper books of accounts to be kept and to procure an annual audit thereof;

(3) Engage and define the duties of salaried employees and fix their compensation;

(4) Arrange for publication of the Wyoming Lawyer, the official magazine of the Wyoming State Bar;

(5) Receive, consider and take action on reports and recommendations submitted by committees and the assembly of members of the Wyoming State Bar at any regular, annual or special meeting;

(6) Fill vacancies however arising, in the membership of the Board of Officers and Commissioners, or of an American Bar Association delegate, or in any office which may be vacant, and in each case the persons appointed to fill such a vacancy shall hold said office until the expiration of the term of the vacancy;

(7) Adopt policies and procedures consistent with these by-laws and otherwise oversee the orderly administration of the Wyoming State Bar’s affairs and activities.

(b) Each commissioner shall:

(1) attend the regular meetings of the Board of Officers and Commissioners; and

(2) regularly inform constituents regarding Wyoming State Bar matters.

(c) Each commissioner may hold an annual meeting in the commissioner’s judicial district within sixty (60) days prior to the date of the annual meeting.