The duties of elected officers shall be as follows:
President – preside at all regular meetings of the Association, to call any meetings of the Executive Council, to represent the Association at other professional gatherings or appoint someone to serve in his or her place, or to make recommendations to the Directors regarding Council appointments and other appropriate appointments for the proper dispatch of Association business, to serve as Director of the Association Management Team, and to serve as an ex-officio member of all project groups. The President will activate the Association Management Team Project Groups as needed.
Past President – shall mentor the Association Management Team, will chair the biannual audit, will chair the Nominations Committee, serve on the Committee for counting ballots, act as an ex-officio member of all project groups, and assume duties assigned by the President.
President-Elect - shall serve as a voting member of all standing project groups, perform the duties evolving from this office, serve on the committee for counting ballots, collaborate with the Director of Public Information, serve as Vice-Director of the Association Management Team, will be the chairperson of the Parlimentary/Structure Project, and assume other duties as may be assigned to him or her from time to time.
Secretary – shall keep the minutes of meetings, including regular and called as well as Executive Council meetings; maintain the official records of the Association, take roll and establish quorum, and carry on all correspondence assigned by the President and the Executive Council and participate as a member of the Association Management Team.
Treasurer – shall collect all dues from the Membership Chairperson; prepare an annual budget; submit an itemized financial report annually or upon request of the President or the Executive Council; assist the Audit Committee; act as the contractual agent for the Association; receive gifts and bequests in the name of the Association with approval of the Executive Council; and participate as a member of the Association Management Team. The Treasurer and President shall be the only officials authorized to manage financial matters for the association consistent with the approved budget. Expenses exceeding the approved budget and new items for the budget must be approved by Executive Council.
The Nomination Committee – shall consist of five (5) members. Two members of the Committee shall be elected each year .The chairman of the Nominations Committee shall be the Past President. The Nominations Committee shall be responsible for all election procedures (See Article X, Section 1). Committee members shall represent different interests of the Membership and regional diversity when possible.
Directors of Professional Services, Continuing Education and Public Information – shall collect information that is pertinent to each of the subject areas in his/her scope of responsibility and disseminate such information to the Executive Council; form or appoint project groups, as necessary, to accomplish the projects assigned to their scope of service; and serve as an ex-officio member of any project group operating under his/her scope of responsibility; make informed recommendations to Executive Council about the Association’s position or action on any issues, interests, or concerns in each of the subject areas in his/her scope of responsibility; solicit, and encourage member participation in project groups; and attend all schedule meetings of the Executive Council.
Vice-Directors of Professional Services, Continuing Education and Public Information – shall be elected for a two-year term. They shall assist the Directors of their respective division in preparation for assuming the Directorship the second year of his/her term. |