Tuesday, May 1, 2012

HRWF By-Laws: Article VII – Officers

Section 1. Classification
A. The elected officers shall be: President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer and ( Director-at-Large.)
B. The appointed officers shall be the Auditor, (Corresponding Secretary) and Parliamentarian. They shall be appointed by the president with the approval of the (elected officers) Board of Directors.

Section 2. Term
A. Officers will be elected for a term of one year, or until their successor is elected. (The term of office for officers and chairmen shall be one year and none shall serve in the same position for more than two consecutive terms.)
B. (No officer except the Parliamentarian shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same office.)

Section 3. Vacancies
A. (A vacancy in the office of President or First Vice President shall be filled by succession)
B. A vacancy in any other elective office shall be appointed for the remainder of the term by the (Executive Committee) Board of Directors.

Section 4. Duties of Officers
A. The President shall:
1. Preside at all meetings of the club and of the (Executive Committee) Board of Directors.
2. Have general supervision of the work of the organization.
3. Appoint the Auditor, Parliamentarian and the Corresponding Secretary ,(and Bulletin Editor) (subject to the ratification by the Board of Directors.)
4. Appoint the chairmen of all Standing Committees except the Nominating Committee subject to the ratification by the Board of Directors.
5. Serve as ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.
6. Be one of the three authorized to co-sign checks.

B. The First Vice President shall:
1. Preside in the absence of the President.
2. (Serve as Program Chairman and write appropriate letter of invitation to guest speakers.)
3. ( Serve on Budget Committee.)
4. Act as an aide to the President and perform such duties as may be delegated to her by the President. (Be an aide to the president)
5. (Assume the office of the President in the event of a vacancy shall occur in that office.)
6. Be one of the three authorized to do-sign checks.

C. (The Second Vice President shall:
1. Preside in the absence of the President and the First Vice President.
2. Perform such duties as are assigned to her by the President or the Board of Directors.
3. Serve as Legislative Chairman.
4. Assume the office of the First Vice President in case of resignation, removal or permanent disability of the First Vice President.)

D. The (Recording) Secretary shall:
1. Record and read the minutes of all meetings of the club and of the Board of Directors.
2. Be custodian of all records of the club.
3. (Serve as a member of the Bulletin committee.)

E. The Treasurer shall:
1. Act as custodian of all funds of the club.
2. (Pay all bills upon authorization.)
3. (Receive monies from Membership and Ways and Means Chairman.)
4. Keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements.
5. (Deposit funds in a non-interest bearing account.)
6. (Make all bank deposits with duplicate deposit slip date stamped and initialed by bank teller to be filed with the records of the treasurer.)
7. (Give a report at the monthly meetings of the Board of Directors, with a copy to the President.)
8. Have a written report at the regular meetings of the club.
9. Make no expenditures without prior approval of the Board of Directors.
10. Serve on the budget committee.
11. (The President, First Vice President and Treasurer are the three authorized to sign checks and two of the three must sign.)
12. Forward to the Northern Division Membership Secretary a check in the amont required to cover per capita dues indicated by the per capita lists.

F. (The Director-at-Large shall:
1. Perform such duties as may be delegated to her by the President.
2. Perform duties for Membership Promotion.
3. Perform duties for Public Relations.
4. Perform duties as Campaign/Precinct Chairman.)

G. (The Corresponding Secretary shall:
1. Handle all correspondence authorized by the President.
2. Keep a file of incoming and record all outgoing correspondence.
3. Prepare and mail a thank you note to each guest speaker.
4. Perform such other duties as may be assigned to her by the president and/or the Board of Directors.)