(a) Management. — The West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program shall be administered by a board of directors appointed by the Board of Governors of the West Virginia State Bar. The WVJLAP officers may make recommendations and nominations to the Board of Governors for appropriate persons to be appointed to the Board of Directors which shall be given due consideration by the Board of Governors. Officers of the Board of Directors shall consist of a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary. The officers shall be annually elected by the Board of Directors.
(b) Composition. — The Board shall consist of fifteen (15) members, which shall include three (3) members of the judiciary; one (1) Circuit Court Judge, one (1) Family Court Judge and one (1) Magistrate. Board members shall be selected from the membership of the West Virginia State Bar and/or the judiciary, except that the Board may include up to four (4) persons who are not members of the West Virginia State Bar and/or the judiciary. The members shall have diverse experience, knowledge and demonstrated competence in the problems of chemical dependency, or physical, mental and/or emotional health conditions that affect members of the legal profession. Geographic location of the Board membership shall be taken into consideration, and the membership shall be geographically diverse.
(c) Terms —
(1) The Board of Governors shall appoint Board members for initial terms as follows: five members for one-year terms; five members for two-year terms; and five members for three-year terms.
(2) Subsequent appointments shall be for a term of three years.
(3) No member may serve more than two successive three-year terms, provided, however, that this limitation may be waived as to any member upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board and approval of the Board of Governors.
(d) Duties of the Board. — The members of the Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To establish WVJLAP’s policies and procedures, consistent with the intents and purposes of these rules, that shall be established after reasonable notice to the Board of Governors and opportunity for comment;
(2) To operate the program to achieve its purpose and goals;
(3) To select, retain and supervise the WVJLAP executive director and staff;
(4) To prepare, approve and present an annual budget to the Board of Governors;
(5) To make annual reports to the Supreme Court and Board of Governors.
(e) Meetings. — The Board shall meet quarterly. It shall also meet upon call of the chair, vice chair or upon the request of five (5) or more members upon reasonable notice to all members. A quorum for any meeting shall be a majority of the Board then existing.