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Section 5. Duties of the First Vice President The First Vice President will assist the President in all function, will perform the duties of the President in his/her absence, and will preside over any meetings the President is unable to attend. The Vice President’s responsibilities will include arranging programs for the General Membership Meetings and procurement of the General Membership meeting facilities.
Section 6. Duties of Second Vice President The Second Vice President will be responsible for maintaining the current membership list of the Booster Club and for assisting the Treasurer in the collection of membership dues. The Second Vice President shall preside over any meetings the President and First Vice President are unable to attend.
Section 7. Duties of the Recording Secretary The Recording Secretary will attend all meetings and keep all minutes of these meetings. The Secretary is responsible for maintaining files of all minutes and other records of the Booster Club with the exceptions of band statements and check registers. The Recording Secretary will preside over meetings which the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and Treasurer are unable to attend.
Section 8. Duties of Corresponding Secretary The Corresponding Secretary will be responsible for all correspondence of the Booster Club as directed by the President. Responsibilities will include notices of meetings, thank-you notes and assisting with the club’s newsletter. The Corresponding Secretary shall preside over meetings the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and Treasurer and Recording Secretary are unable to attend.
Section 9. Duties of the Treasurer The Treasurer will keep an accurate and detailed account of all financial transactions for the Booster Club. All cash monies shall be receipted at the time they are received. All funds received by the Treasurer must be deposited within five (5) business days from receipt by Treasurer. The Treasurer will sign checks for the Booster Club and the President’s, First Vice President’s or Second Vice President’s co-signature is required on all checks over Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). Books may be audited at anytime, but an audit is required annually prior to the last meeting of the fiscal year. The Treasurer will preside over meetings the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President are unable to attend.
Section 10. Duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms The Sergeant-at-Arms will be responsible for checking members’ identification upon entering all meetings and functions of the Booster Club, maintaining attendance sheets for officers, members and visitors, and issuing visitor name tags when needed. The Sergeant-at-Arms will assist the President in maintaining order at all meetings and functions. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall preside over meetings in the absence of all other officers.
Section 11. Election of Officers The election of officers will be at the regularly scheduled business meeting held in March. Officers will be elected by a majority vote of qualified members present at the March meeting. When more than two (2) candidates are seeking and office and a majority of votes is not achieved by a single candidate, a run-off election between the two (2) candidates with the most votes will be held at that same meeting. The new offices serve June 1 through May 30 of the following year following the completion of the annual audit. Officers will be elected from a slate of nominees presented by the Nomination Committee and from nominations form the floor at the March meeting. Persons nominating candidates from the floor at the meeting will be required to give an oral presentation as to why the person nominated should be considered for the position. No seconding of the nomination is necessary for the nomination to be considered. When more than one candidate is nominated for a position, voting shall be by written secret ballot. Ballots will be turned over to a three (3) person panel appointed by the President, or the presiding officer of the election, for tabulation. Results will be announced before the meeting is adjourned. In the event no person is elected for a position at the annual February meeting, the election for any open position will be held at the next regularly scheduled General Membership Meeting. This procedure will continue until a person has been elected for all open positions.
Section 12. Terms of Office The terms of office for the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and Sergeant-at-Arms will be one (1) year. The incumbent can only hold their current offices for 2 consecutive terms, then the incumbent must take a year off or run for a different office.
Section 13. Qualifications of Elected Officers Any active adult member of the Booster Club who has been in the Booster Club for at least one year is eligible for nomination for office.
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