Section 9.1: The standing committees of the Board of Regents shall be the Executive Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Finance Committee, the Audit Committee, the Student Affairs Committee, and the Development 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. 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. 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. 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 Compensation Committee, and shall present recommendations concerning the President's compensation to the full Board for vote. The Executive Committee shall involve the entire Board in this evaluation process and shall also solicit input from university stakeholders. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the planning of the Board's annual retreat. The Executive Committee shall submit to the board of Regents for its ratification at the next full Board meeting a complete record of all actions taken.