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Board of Directors - duties

 

Elections are held at our May meeting. The new bylaws were passed as well. Please click here to read a bit about our current board members.

 

President shall preside at all meetings of the Club and Board. Together with the officers, the President shall appoint all standing and special committee chairpersons. The President is shall be authorized to sign checks when impractical for the Treasurer to do so.

First Vice Presidents shall perform the duties of the President in her absence and shall serve as Program Chairpersons. This includes planning the programs for general meetings as well as the responsibility for introduction of guest speakers, writing brief descriptions of upcoming programs for the newsletter, and furnishing information to the publicity chairperson.

Second Vice Presidents shall preside in absence of the President and First Vice President and shall serve as the Membership Chairpersons. Her duties include providing nametags for members and guests, greeting guests at meetings, and maintaining a membership roster.

Director of Special Interests shall serve as coordinator of special activities, with the chairpersons of special activities reporting to her. These activities can include, but are not limited to, Book Club, Children's Parties, Playgroup, Gourmet, Socials, Scrapbooking, Women & Wine, and Crafts.

Secretary shall keep Minutes of all meetings and is responsible for all correspondence unless otherwise delegated. Secretary will also keep the Club's archive book up to date with copies of the newsletters, fundraising notes, published publicity articles, event photos and other information that would be valuable to future board members.

Treasurer shall have charge of all funds of the Club, pay all general bills, and make a written report of all receipts and expenditures of the Club at the end of each year. In addition, the Treasurer will work with the President and incoming Treasurer to propose a budget for the year.

Newsletter Director shall produce the Club newsletters monthly. She will also work with the Membership Chairperson to produce the annual Directory. The Newsletter Distributor will produce copies, collate, and mail newsletters monthly. The Web Master will maintain our web page and work with and report to the Newsletter Director.

Director of Publicity shall be in charge of publicity concerning the Club and its functions. She will place meeting reminders in local publications and make sure that the Newcomers brochures are stocked at various locations. She will place the meeting-reminder sign on the town green the week before each meeting. In addition, she shall be responsible for photographing meetings and activities throughout the year for the Secretary to archive.

Director of Fundraising shall be in charge of all fundraisers to supplement dues and to aid in paying club expenses. All ideas for fund raising must be approved by the board.

Hospitality Coordinators for each meeting may be a duty rotated through volunteer members each month or assigned to a dedicated person(s) each year.