Section 9.1: The standing committees of the Board of Regents shall be the Executive Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Finance and Administration Committee, the Audit Committee, the Student Affairs Success and Enrollment Affairs Committee, and the External Relations and Advancement Development Committee and the Compensation Committee. Members and chairpersons of the standing committees of the Board shall be selected by the chairperson of the Board of Regents. Other standing committees of the Board shall be determined by the Board with members appointed by the chairperson. Ad hoc committees may be created and members appointed by the chairperson. The Compensation Committee shall be a standing committee of the Board of Regents; however, the membership of the Compensation Committee shall be comprised of the members of the Executive Committee. The Compensation Committee shall formulate and propose compensation guidelines, salary levels and annual salary adjustments, among other items, for consideration and approval by the Board.

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Section 9.2: Committees shall possess no delegated authority of the Board of Regents unless approved by a majority vote of the Board or as allowed under these By-laws. All actions of each committee, unless taken with delegated authority, shall constitute recommendations to the Board and shall be subject to approval by a majority vote of the Board.

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Section 9.3: All Committee members shall serve for a term of one year or until their successors have been duly selected by the Chairperson. In the event of a vacancy on a committee, the successor member shall be selected by the Chairperson of the Board of Regents and shall hold office for the balance of the term of office of the person vacating their office.

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Section 9.4: The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the Board of Regents, the standing committee chairpersons, and the past Board chairperson. The chairperson of the Executive Committee shall be the chairperson of the Board of Regents. -The Executive Committee shall provide guidance to the President on matters that arise in the interim between regular meetings. The Executive Committee shall have the same powers as the Board of Regents during the interim between meetings of the board, except that it may not elect or dismiss a president of the University, create a new position in the University, abolish one already existing, nor adopt the annual budget for the University. The Executive Committee shall also serve as the President's Review and Compensation Committee, and shall present recommendations concerning same-the President's compensation to the

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