• Develop specific goals and coordinate activities of the Chapter before and during the term of office.
• Direct the preparation of the Long Range Plan. Submit to Society headquarters.
• Represent the Chapter on the Regional Operating Committee.
• Preside at regular and special meetings of the Executive Committee and the membership. Prepare agendas for the meetings
• Support and guide the development of Executive Committee Members. Prepare volunteers for assuming a greater role in Chapter Leadership
• Appoint the Nominating Committee and Special Committees as needed. Support committee function
• Represent the Chapter at meetings of other organizations when official representation is of benefit to the society or chapter
• Distribute Society material to the Executive Committee and members as appropriate.
• Submit an annual report of major Chapter activities to the Regional Vice President and the Society's Member Services Department by August 1 of the year ending the term
• Oversee the activities of the following committees: (Scholarship, Governmental Affairs, Bylaws/Planning)
• Delegate responsibilities to appropriate Board members as needed
• Perform other duties as approved by the Executive Committee
• Facilitate an orderly transfer of all records to the succeeding President.
• Establish a Chapter agenda for the year.
• Establish a Chapter communications plan for the year.
• Submit the names of Chapter officers elected for the ensuring year promptly to the Regional Vice President and the Society Secretary.

Professional member or Member of ASSE for at least one (1) year prior to election.

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Qualification:

Professional Member or Member of ASSE for at least one (1) year prior to election

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• Record minutes of all Executive Board meetings and review at subsequent meetings.
• Maintain a chronological log of motions made.
• Distribute and review minutes at all Executive Board meetings and forward copies to both the Society's Member Services Department and the Regional Vice President.
• Receive registrations to monthly meetings.
• Document Chapter monthly meeting attendee confirmations and provide copies to the President and Treasurer prior to each meeting.
• Make monthly meeting arrangements with host facilities, including meeting rooms, meals, attendee confirmations, speaker audio visual needs (per the Programs Chairperson), etc.
• Communicate meeting location, time, cost, etc., to Newsletter Editor and Webmaster.
• Maintain permanent Chapter files, including minutes of meetings and other correspondence, for two years.
• Maintain and distribute supplies of Chapter stationery.
• Provide the Membership Chairperson with Chapter Alpha Lists and Monthly Updates supplied by Society headquarters.
• Summarize major Chapter activities for the annual report and forward copies to the Regional Vice President and the Society's Member Services Department.
• Maintain custody of the Chapter Charter.
• Assume duties of the Chapter Treasurer when necessary.
• Perform other duties as directed by the President and approved by the Executive Committee.
• Facilitate an orderly transfer of all records to the succeeding Secretary.

Qualification:

Must have held ASSE membership for at least one (1) year prior to election

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• Manage the Chapter's financial affairs in accordance with the Chapter Administration Guide and Chapter Accounting Procedures.
• Audit the previous Chapter year's financial records and obtain sign-offs and approvals from past and present Presidents and past Treasurer.
• Transfer check signature authorizations and money market fund accounts at the beginning of the Chapter year.
• Supervise the receipt and disbursement of funds as directed by the Chapter Executive Committee..
• Monitor all National ASSE payment of Chapter dues for the membership.
• Manage Chapter money market and savings account.
• Prepare a monthly Treasurer's report of the Chapter's financial status for the Executive Committee that follows an approved format.
• Maintain a ledger of all Chapter payments and receipts.
• Maintain individual files for bank statements, cancelled checks, paid invoices and vouchers.
• Manage Chapter meeting attendee admission by collecting money and documenting transactions. Maintain program attendance records and perform analysis of trends as directed by the Executive Committee
• Deposit all Chapter income into a bank specified by the Executive Committee and issue payments from that account for all expenditures approved by the Executive Committee.
• Work with the Newsletter Chairperson to recommend advertisement prices to the Executive Committee and assist with the management of advertisers.
• Prepare a budget for the activity year in cooperation with the Executive Committee.
• Maintain Chapter financial records, including past five year copies of Chapter Financial Reports and supporting documents.
• By March 1 of the program year, inform Society headquarters of Chapter dues for the following year.
• Prepare an annual financial report (audited income & expense statement for fiscal year ending June 30) at the close of the Chapter fiscal year for audit by the Executive Committee; forward original audited report to the Society's Accounting Department and a copy to the Regional Vice President by August 1 of the term year.
• Submit any required tax documents to the IRS.
• Assume the duties of the Secretary when necessary.
• Perform other duties as directed by the President and approved by the Executive Committee.
• Facilitate an orderly transfer of all records to the succeeding Treasurer.

Qualification:

Must have held ASSE membership for at least one (1) year prior to election

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• Vote on Society issues and provide feedback from the chapter to the Society on issues related to the safety profession
• Communicate with chapter membership to determine overall chapter viewpoint on society issues
• Attend the Society House of Delegates meeting in June
• Appoint proxy to represent the chapter at the Society House of Delegates meeting in June if unable to attend the meeting

Qualification:

Must have held ASSE membership for at least one (1) year prior to election