BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors (the Board) of the LWVAC shall consist of the officers, 2 - 5 elected directors, the immediate past president and the Chairs of all Standing Committees. The President shall be elected for a 1 or 2-year term, to be determined by the Nominating Committee. The immediate past president shall serve for one year in that capacity. Except for the President and the immediate past president, all members of the Board shall serve for a two-year term or until their successors have been elected and qualified. For all officers and directors, the maximum time that any person shall serve shall be four consecutive years in any one position. Co-officers are permissible and references herein to any officer shall include the possibility of co-officers, provided, however, that in the case of co-officers, they shall have only one vote between them.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
The officers of the LWVAC shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and the immediate past president. Election of the officers (other than the immediate past president) shall be by the general membership at an Annual Meeting and they shall take office at the termination of this meeting. Any vacancy among the officers shall be filled until the next Annual Meeting by a majority vote of the Board.
The President: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board; in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, shall sign or endorse checks, drafts and notes; shall be, ex-officio, a member of all committees except the Nominating Committee; shall have such usual powers of supervision and management as may pertain to the office of the President; and perform other duties as may be designated by the Board. The President shall propose to the Executive Committee the names of persons to be appointed as Chairs of the Standing and Ad Hoc Committees, except for the Chair of the Nominating Committee, who is elected by the membership. The President may also appoint short-term “action teams,” as needed, to study designated issues for a limited time.
The Vice President: The Vice President, in the event of absence, disability, death or resignation of the President, shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties of that office.
The Secretary: The Secretary shall keep and distribute to Board members minutes of all meetings of the Board and the Annual Meeting and shall perform such other functions as may be incident to the office.
The Treasurer: The Treasurer shall collect and receive all money due; shall be the custodian of the money; shall deposit it in a bank designated by the Board; and shall disburse it by order of the President. The Treasurer may delegate certain duties to a dues manager and/or a roster manager or other task managers to assist with the routine non-financial duties of office. The Treasurer shall file all required state and federal reports. The Treasurer shall present statements to the Board at their regular meetings and an annual report to the membership at the Annual Meeting. The Treasurer shall sign, with the President or another officer designated by the Executive Committee, all contracts and other instruments when so authorized by the Board.
The Executive Committee: The officers of the Board shall be considered the Executive Committee. The President may call meetings of the Executive Committee to deal with administrative or emergency issues that arise from time to time. The Executive Committee shall consider the nominees for Committee Chairs submitted by the President and provide advice and consent prior to any appointment by the President. The Executive Committee may assign duties it deems necessary to the Vice President.
Committees: The Board shall create and designate Standing Committees to carry out the program and goals. Standing Committees shall work on on-going LWVAC issues in accordance with the annual program and/or as determined by the Board. The current Standing Committees include the following: Voter Services, Education, Natural Resources, Local Issues, Social and Criminal Justice and Communications. At any time, the Board may create additional Standing Committees and/or disband any Committee except for the Voter Services and Nominating Committees. In addition to the Standing Committees described herein, Administrative/Ad Hoc Committees may also be designated to focus on administrative/organizational matters. These Administrative/Ad Hoc Committees may include but not be limited to: Speakers Bureau, Membership, Budget, Bylaws, Hot Topics, Naturalization, and Hospitality and shall include the Nominating Committee. All Standing Committee Chairs shall serve for two-year terms and may continue to serve in that capacity at the discretion of the Executive Committee. The Chairs of the Administrative/Ad Hoc Committees shall bring matters of importance to the President who will decide if they should be brought to the Board. If such a matter is brought to the Board, the Chair of that Committee is encouraged to attend the Board meeting where the matter will be discussed.
