Governance
Bylaws
A. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the members and of the Board of Trustees and shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, the standing committees and special committees.
B. The Vice Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the event of the Chair's inability to serve or on the delegation of the Chair.
C. The President, subject to the authority of the Board of Trustees, shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, responsible for carrying out its purposes in accordance with the policies determined by the Board of Trustees. The President shall appoint members of the staff, shall make an annual report on the business of the Corporation, and shall execute all contracts or agreements and transfers of property on behalf of the Corporation. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the President or the incapacity or absence of the President, the duties of the office shall be performed by such other officers as the Board of Trustees may designate.
D. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall have the powers and discharge the duties that usually pertain to their respective offices or that the Board of Trustees or the President may prescribe.
E. Any other officers appointed by the Board of Trustees shall have such duties as may by assigned to them from time to time by the Board of Trustees or the President.
F. The President, the Secretary and the Treasurer may delegate the performance of specific aspects of the duties of their respective offices to persons subject to their supervision, but such delegation shall not diminish the responsibility of the officer for the discharge of the duty involved.
