Chapter 9: Officer Responsibilities

President

• serves as an officer of RUSA

• presides over the RUSA Board of Directors

• presides over the RUSA Executive Committee

• provides training and information to section chairs

• writes reports and articles for RUSQ and RUSA Update

• ensures that the Bylaws are observed by the officers and members of the Board of Directors and that the decisions of the Board of Directors are carried out

• assumes other responsibilities as designated in the Bylaws.

Vice-President/President-Elect

• serves as a officer of RUSA

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors

• serves as a member of the RUSA Executive Committee

• assists in planning the programs and projects RUSA will pursue during year as president

• makes appointments to divisional committees for terms beginning during year as president

• represents RUSA on the ALA Committee on Appointments

• plans the RUSA conference program for year as president

• provides training and information to section vice-chairs

• serves as chair of RUSA Budget and Finance Committee

• represents RUSA on the ALA Planning and Budget Assembly and all other ALA budget related meetings/groups

• performs the duties of the president in the absence of the president

• assumes other responsibilities as designated in the Bylaws.

Past-President

• serves as a officer of RUSA

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors

• serves as a member of the RUSA Executive Committee

• serves as an advisor to the president and the Board of Directors

• serves as Board liaison to RUSA’s Organization Committee

• serves as the RUSA representative to ALA Conference Program Coordinating Team, typically beginning service following term as immediate past-president

Division Councilor

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors

• serves as a member of the RUSA Executive Committee

• presents to the Board those ALA issues and council documents upon which the Board may wish to take action

• represents RUSA's interests on ALA Council through statements concerning RUSA's position and/or by sponsoring resolutions as requested by the Board

• reports the results of Council action upon appropriate issues at the subsequent Board meetings or in writing to the president.

• serves as Board liaison to RUSA’s Access to Information Committee

Secretary

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors

• serves as a member of the RUSA Executive Committee

• takes notes at the Fall leadership meeting and each Executive Committee meeting

Director-at-Large

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors

• represents RUSA members on the Board of Directors

• serves as the Board liaison to one of the RUSA standing committees

• assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the president