250. If the chairman is absent or is unable or refuses to act or if a vacancy occurs in the office of the chairman where the chairman is unable or refuses to continue to perform his duties until his successor is appointed, the vice-chairman of the board of directors shall replace the chairman.
If the vice-chairman, where he is replacing the chairman, is absent or is unable or refuses to act or in the case of a vacancy in the office of vice-chairman, the members present at a meeting of the board of directors shall designate from among themselves a member to preside at the meeting. The secretary shall preside at the meeting for the purposes of the designation.
1969, c. 84, s. 283; 1985, c. 31, s. 23.