Interested in Running for Office?

[Phyl]

Are you interested in taking a more active role in the NJRC? Interested in helping to steer the ship and guide the club? If so please email the officer's list at officers@njreefers.org and let us know what position you would like to run for.

We currently have the following people running for the following offices:

President: Phyl
VP:            The Tiler
Secretary: JCurry
Treasurer: EBqwert
DAL N:       Nagel
DAL C:       ReefDrumz
DAL S:       Ruden

We currently don't have anyone running for Treasurer. This is a position that demands familiarity with Quickbooks (or at the very least Quicken as the skills readily transfer), the ability to reconcile the bank statements, attend monthly meetings, participate in the officer's email list (a very busy list that we use to run the "behind the scenes"). You should be a very organized person, good with numbers, and have the desire and ability to be an active, integral part in the running of the club.

The specific duties of each office are included in our by-laws.

Any member in good standing, current with their dues, is able to volunteer to run for any of the offices listed above.

Thanks!

 

[Phyl]

Taken from the by-laws:

Paragraph 1:
The President shall:
a. preside at the regular monthly membership meetings of the Club and at other special meetings of the Club.
b. call the Board of Directors together and preside at the meeting.
c. appoint and remove the chair of all Committees subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
d. appoint all committees deemed necessary in the operation of the club and may eliminate committees no longer needed, with the approval of the board.
e. be ex-officio member of all committees.
f. call special meetings when necessary.
g. may sign checks in the Treasurer’s absence, or may appoint another officer for this purpose

Paragraph 2:
The Vice President
a. maintain relationships with sponsors.
b. manage communications to the community through newsletters, the Club’s website, mailings or other means.
c. develop relationships with other marine aquarium societies.
d. perform the duties of the President during any absence of the President and be ex-officio member of all committees.
e. become the Acting President until such time as an election can be held should the President leave the office.

Paragraph 3:
The Secretary shall
a. attend or appoint a member to attend all regular monthly and special membership meetings of the Club and record its date, place and proceedings.
b. attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and keep a full and complete record of the proceedings.
c. be the custodian of all the documents of the Club other than those pertaining specifically to the other offices of the Club.
d. countersign as Secretary of the Club all instruments, papers and documents when asked to do so by the Board of Directors.
e. keep all minutes available for the inspection of the Board of Directors at any of their regular business meetings and likewise available for the inspection of the members of the Club at every regular monthly membership meeting.

Paragraph 4:
The Treasurer shall
a. be custodian of all funds and securities of the Club and as such take adequate precautions to safeguard them.
b. keep a regular book of accounts of the funds and securities.
c. dispense money for the payment of bills and current expenses of the Club as authorized by the Board of Directors and keep the same as a part of Treasurer's records.
d. report upon all the financial transactions of the Club when called upon to do so at meetings of the Board of Directors and at the regular monthly membership meetings of the Club.
e. make the book of accounts of the Club available for inspection by the members of the Club at every regular monthly meeting and available for inspection by the Board of Directors.
f. make the book of accounts available for inspection by any audit committee appointed by the President.
g. receive all dues and issue membership cards, which shall serve as a receipt.
h. prepare all regulatory and tax filings as required under federal and statue statues.

The Directors at Large don't have specific duties except for to act as advisors to the officers.

Participation in the officer's list, conference calls as needed, attendance at meetings are required of all positions.

 

[Phyl]

We've had a volunteer to run for office. EBqwert has volunteered to run for Treasurer. Thanks, Eric.

 

[Brian]

Way To Go Eric! ;D

 

[concept3]

Awesome list of candidates lady and gentlemen!

Good luck to all!

 

[nagel]

wow, are we running unopposed???

WOW

 

[JasonR]

Looks like It Eric

Jon