The Secretary to the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp of Regents shall be elected by the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp of Regents upon the recommendation of the Chancellor, and shall not be a member thereof. The Secretary shall prepare the agenda for monthly ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp meetings and shall assist in scheduling ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp and committee meetings, and preparing and mailing meeting notices. The Secretary shall keep accurate record of the proceedings of the meetings of the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp and of committees and shall be responsible for maintaining the Bylaws and the Policy Manual of the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp; for distributing and indexing the minutes; for researching and retrieving ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp actions; and, when requested, for scheduling ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp members¡¯ visits to University System of Georgia institutions.

The Secretary shall keep in safe custody the Seal of the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp and shall affix the Seal to those documents requiring it. When the Seal is affixed to a document, it shall be attested by the Secretary¡¯s signature.

The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries to the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp and any designees of the Secretary shall be the agents for service of process for the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp of Regents and its members.

The Secretary shall perform such other duties and shall have such other powers as authorized by the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp.