Quorum; Voting

(a)Four

(4)or more board members physically in attendance shall constitute a quorum for all meetings of the Board of Trustees. Each Trustee shall be entitled to one

(1)vote as a member of the Board of Trustees. Four

(4)affirmative votes taken at a meeting of the Board of Trustees at which a quorum is present shall be considered valid acts of the Board of Trustees.

(b)Provided that a quorum is present at a Board meeting, members of the Board or any committee designated by the Board who are not physically present at a meeting of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board, or of the committee, as the case may be, by means of conference by telephone or similar communications equipment which provides all persons participating in the meeting with the ability to hear one another and speak and discuss. However, a vote by a Board member shall not be valid unless the Board member is physically present at the meeting.