A SENATE RESOLUTION Electing james Arthur pope to the Board of Governors of The university of north carolina.
Whereas, Robert Rucho of Iredell County was elected by the Senate in 2017 to serve as a member of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for a term of four years; and
Whereas, Robert Rucho has resigned from the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina effective June 30, 2020; and
Whereas, G.S. 116‑7(c) directs the chamber that originally elected a vacating member of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to elect a person to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term; and
Whereas, the Senate may determine its own procedure, and the Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Nominations has confirmed that James Arthur Pope has no disqualifying statutory disabilities; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
SECTION 1.  Based upon the resignation of Robert Rucho, James Arthur Pope of Wake County is elected to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for a term beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021.
SECTION 2.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.