I.1.1	Meetings of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees (also constituting the board of control of Western Michigan University and sometimes referred to in these bylaws as “the Board of Trustees” or “the Board”), including formal sessions, shall be held at times and places determined by the Board unless eliminated in advance by consent of the Board.
I.1.2	Special meetings may be called by the president of the university when necessary, or at the request of three or more Trustees.
I.1.3	Emergency action may be taken by the Board between formal sessions or other meetings, if and when any matter arises which, in the opinion of the president, or any three members of the Board, requires official action by the Board prior to the next meeting. An affirmative vote by telegraph, telephone, telefax, mail, or other means of communication from five members is required for action.

I.2.1	All formal sessions of the Board shall be open to the public.
I.2.2	The Board may recess from a formal session to hold a closed, executive, or informal session.
I.2.3	Formal sessions shall be held in the Connable Board Room, Bernhard Center on the campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan, unless otherwise ordered in advance by or agreed to by a majority of the Board.
I.2.4	Persons shall be permitted to address the Board at formal sessions in accordance with rules established by the Board. However, the Board may exclude a person for a breach of peace committed at the formal session and may impose other lawful restrictions and conditions.

I.3.1	The secretary shall give to each member of the Board notice of the time and place of each formal session and other meeting.
I.3.2	Public notice shall be given of the time, date, and place of all formal sessions of the Board.

I.4.1	A quorum for any formal session shall be five voting members of the Board, participating in person or by conference telephone or video conference.
I.4.2	Actions which are required by law or by these bylaws to be approved or authorized by the Board shall require an affirmative vote of the Board by a majority of the members in attendance and voting, except as stated in I.4.3.
I.4.3	A vote to adopt the budget, select or dismiss the president, increase or decrease tuition, or other matters as determined by the Board, must have approval of a majority of the members of the Board appointed and serving in order to be effective.
I.4.4	Ayes and nays shall be called and entered upon each vote.

I.5.1

In the absence of specific provisions in the law, these bylaws, or other procedures approved by the Board, the rules of parliamentary procedure prescribed in the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall apply in case of questions regarding proper procedures for meetings.

I.6.1	Minutes of the formal sessions of the Board shall be kept by the secretary to the Board or by the secretary’s designee.
I.6.2	The minutes of each formal session shall be distributed to each member following the meeting and shall be eligible for approval, as prepared by the secretary or as modified by Board action, at the next regular formal session.