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ARTICLE VI. DIRECTORS

1. General
   1. The affairs of the Association shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Directors consisting of up to twenty (20) members. These shall be members of the Association whose principal place of business shall be contained within the region, which they represent, and may include one (1) associate member who is a coachbuilder and one (1) associate member who is not a coachbuilder.
   2. 1. There shall be a total of 18 elected regional directors comprised of six directors from each of the three regions elected for three year staggered terms. Nine of such directors who were "permanent directors" under the prior Bylaws shall serve pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Directors, which policies shall provide for the phasing out of permanent directorships through resignation or the inability to meet the criteria of service or as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. The other nine elected directors shall also serve three?year staggered terms.
      2. One non-coachbuilder associate representative shall serve on the Board for a term of three years. This associate director shall be selected by fellow associate members at the annual meeting of associate members held in conjunction with the Association's annual meeting.
      3. One coachbuilder associate director shall serve on the Board for a term of three years, commencing with 1997. Fellow coachbuilder associate members who are primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing or sales of commercial bus and motorcoach vehicles shall select the coachbuilder associate director. Election shall be held at the annual meeting of associate members held in conjunction with the Association's annual meeting.
   3. The three regional areas are defined thusly:

      REGION I:
      CA, ND, OR, SD, WA, NE, HI, KS, AK, OK, ID, TX, NV, MN, AZ, IA, CO MO, NM, UT, LA, MT, WI, WY, AR.
      In Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, and the N.W. Territories.

      REGION II:
      MI, IL, IN, MS, AL, KY, VA, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, DC.
      In Canada: Ontario.

      REGION III: ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, OH, WV.
      In Canada: Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

      [NOTE: To maintain equality in the exercise of voting power within the Board of Directors, regions are comprised of groups of states which, when combined, contain approximately equal numbers of UMA active member companies. Regional composition is subject to annual review and adjustment by the Board of Directors to maintain voting parity.]

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