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ARTICLE VII

OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES

• Section 1 - The Officers of the Association shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Vice-President, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer and a Vice-Treasurer.  These Officers will also serve as members of the Board of Directors, together with four (4) other Directors.

• Section 2 - All Officers shall serve without compensation, but by action of the Board of Directors, may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the business of this Association.

• Section 3 - The duties of the Officers shall be as follows:

President The President shall preside at all meetings of this Association and of the Board of Directors.  The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of this Association and shall exercise such executive and appointive powers as the Bylaws, parliamentary usage and custom dictate, or as empowered by the Board of Directors.  The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, with the right to vote.

President - Elect The President-Elect shall assume the duties of the President, upon the request or absence of the President and shall succeed to the office of President upon the completion of the current President’s term.  The President-Elect shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, with the right to vote.

In case of resignation of the President-Elect, the Director who obtained second place in number of votes in the same election in which the President-Elect was chosen, will automatically become the President-Elect and therefore will become President during the following year.  If the said Director does not wish to accept such position, or for whatever reasons is unable to occupy it, the Board of Directors will cast a secret ballot to produce a President-Elect among all the other elected Directors.

If two or more Directors obtain the same number of votes in second place and all of them are willing to accept the position of President-Elect, the Board members will cast a secret ballot to choose the President-Elect among those Directors.  Each Board member must vote for only one candidate, and the one that obtains a simple majority of votes will be elected.  In case of a tie, another ballot must be taken; and if after three (3) rounds of voting, there is still a tie in first place, then the President-Elect will be chosen by chance, for which purpose the Board will draw lots.

Vice - President The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President-Elect upon the President-Elect’s request or absence and shall succeed to the office of President upon resignation, inability or refusal to act, or death of the President.  The Vice-President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, with the right to vote.

Secretary The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the members and Board of Directors, and shall maintain a record of the names and addresses of all the members and associate members of this Association.  The Secretary shall serve as an ex-officio member of all committees, but without the right to vote.  The Secretary shall prepare and send to the members of this Association notices of any and all Special Meetings of this Association and such other notices as may be required by these Bylaws, or as may be directed by this Association, its President or its Board of Directors.  The Secretary shall perform all the duties ordinarily required of, or customarily performed by a Secretary and such other duties as the President or the Board of Directors may direct.  The Secretary shall mail copies of the minutes of each Board of Directors’ meeting, two weeks after such meeting is held, for their approval by all the Board members.

Assistant Secretary The Assistant Secretary shall assume the duties of the Secretary upon the Secretary’s request or absence and shall succeed the Secretary upon the resignation, inability or refusal to act, or death of the Secretary.

Treasure The Treasurer shall collect and receive all fees, dues and assessments from the members of this Association, and all monies due and payable to this Association from any source.  The Treasurer shall make disbursement of any monies and funds in the Treasurer’s possession or control, only in accordance with the due orders by the Board of Directors.  The Treasurer shall make and keep proper books of account and keep an accurate account of the finances of this Association, including a detailed record of all receipts and disbursements.  At the request of the President or the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall make available the books of account for their examination by the President or the Board of Directors for the annual audit of the Association.

Vice - Treasure The Vice-Treasurer shall assume the duties of the Treasurer upon the Treasurer’s request or absence, and shall succeed the Treasurer upon the resignation, inability or refusal to act, or death of the Treasurer.

Officer's General Duties Each of the Officers of this Association shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

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