Section 1: The officers of the Corporation shall consist of
the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Section 2: PRESIDENT. The duties of the President shall include
but not be limited to the following:
• to call and preside at all regular and special meetings
of the Board of Directors
• to call and preside at all regular and special meetings of the membership
of the Corporation;
• to have general charge of the activities of the Corporation;
• to appoint all standing and regular committees of the Board of Directors
pursuant to the definition of such committees contained in these Bylaws;
• to act as an ex-officio member of all Board of Directors and members'
committees; and
• to perform other duties as by tradition pertain to the office of President.
Section 3: VICE-PRESIDENT. The duties of the Vice-President
shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
• to assume all duties of the office of the President
in the event that the President is unable to carry out said
duties.
Section 4: SECRETARY. The duties of the Secretary shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
• to maintain, or cause to be maintained, complete and
accurate records of all Board of Directors and membership meetings;
• to maintain, or cause to be maintained, the membership roles of the Corporation,
especially with regard to voting eligibility and membership status;
• to publicize, or cause to be publicized, all notices of meetings concerning
the Board of Directors or general membership;
• to receive, validate, and vote all members' proxies pursuant to these
Bylaws;
• to receive, review, and maintain, pursuant to these Bylaws, all official
correspondence of the Corporation;
• to execute on behalf of the Corporation all legal and official documents
as required in the transaction of the business of the Corporation; and
• to maintain and execute the Corporate Seal.
Section 5: TREASURER. The duties of the Treasurer shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
• to maintain, or cause to be maintained, complete and
accurate records of all income and expenditures of the Corporation;
and
• to present to the Board of Directors for ratification the proposed budget
for the following fiscal year.
Section 6: TENURE. The term of office for all officers shall
be for one (1) year. No officer may serve more than two (2) consecutive
terms, partial terms excepted.
Section 7: ELECTION. Officers of the Corporation shall be elected,
pursuant to ARTICLE VIII of these Bylaws, from the membership
of the Board of Directors.
Section 8: REMOVAL. Any officer may be removed from office by
a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members of the Board of Directors
whenever in its judgment the best interest of the Corporation
shall be served thereby. A special meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be called for this purpose.
Section 9: RESIGNATIONS. Any officer may resign at any time
by giving written notice to the President or Secretary of the
Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified
therein, and, unless specified therein, the acceptance of such
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. For
the purposes of resignation, written notice may be delivered
via email, fax, regular post, or personal transport.
Section 10: VACANCIES. Any vacancy occurring in the position(s)
of officer
shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Directors. Any officer appointed
to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of his or
her predecessor's office.