THE OFFICERS AND THE ROLES  


The Officers Roles


The club Mentor

President

The president serves as the club's chief executive officer, responsible for general supervision and operation of the club. Standards Standards outside of the club meeting are to:

Ensure club officers meet club officer and club meeting standards.

Oversee plan to achieve Distinguished Club Program goals and ensure club is a Distinguished Club

Encourage communication and leadership development through promoting of CC,AC,CL and AL awards.

Ensure club has an ongoing membership building program

Attend and vote club's proxy at district council meetings or ensure club member attends and proxies vote to that member.

Attend regional and conference and international convention and vote club's proxy or send proxy to district governor.

Oversee administrative operation of club in compliance with the Club Constitution and Bylaws.

Maintain relationship with the district and with Toastmasters International.

Schedule and chair monthly executive meeting

Arrange for a replacement if unable to attend a club or executive meeting

Search for leaders, ensure all club officers are filled for the succeeding term, and ensure timely elections are conducted.

Prepare successor for office

Attend district-sponsored club-officer training.

Standards at the club meeting are to:
•  Ensure meeting starts and ends on time
•  Make sure guests are warmly and enthusiastically introduced
•  Allow time before and after the meeting to speak with guests
•  Read and/or display the club mission at every meeting
•  Discuss the Distinguished Club Program and the club's progress and achievements in it

more President tasks: Please refer to competent Leadership manual and A Guide to Effective Club Leadership

 

Vice President Education

is responsible for planning successful club meetings so that each member has the opportunity to achieve his or her educational goals. He or she is the second-highest ranking club officer, presiding at club and executive committee meetings in the absence of the president. Standards outside of the club meeting are to:

Attend district-sponsored club-officer training
Plan club meetings, completing schedules and assignments at least three weeks in advance and confirming each schedule five to seven days before the meeting.
Promote participation in the educational program.
Assign every new members to the Toastmasters program within two meetings after they join.
Attend club executive committee meetings

more VPE tasks: Please refer to competent Leadership manual and A Guide to Effective Club Leadership

 

Vice President Membership

Is the third-ranking club officer. Standards outside of the club meeting are to:

Attend district-sponsored club-officer training
Conduct ongoing membership building programs. Promote the membership goal of a new member per month and, if the club has fewer than 20 members, achieving 20 members be year-end or sooner.
Promote club and Toastmaster International membership-building programs and conduct a minimum of two formal club-membership programs annually.
Follow –up on guests, new members and members not attending meetings
For all prospective members, explain the educational program, get their commitment to join, collect membership applications, bring the applications to the club for voting and, if the members are accepted, collect dues and fees and give them to the treasurer with the applications.
Attend club executive committee meetings

more VPE tasks: Please refer to competent Leadership manual and A Guide to Effective Club Leadership

 

Vice President Public Relations

Is the fourth-ranking club officer. Standards outside of the club meeting are to:

Attend district-sponsored club-officer training
Promote the club to local media
Produce and distribute a club newsletter at least monthly and/or maintain a club website
Promote membership program
Announce upcoming events and programs
Attend club executive committee meetings

more VPE tasks: Please refer to competent Leadership manual and A Guide to Effective Club Leadership

 

Secretary

Is the fifth-ranking club officer. Standards outside of the club meeting are to:

Attend district-sponsored club-officer training
Maintain accurate membership roster and give it to treasurer to submit within dues
Submit club-officer list online to World Headquarters within 10 days after elections
Handle general club correspondence
Keep club files, including the club charter, Constitution and Bylaws, minutes, resolutions and correspondence
Attend club executive committee meetings

more Secretary tasks: Please refer to competent Leadership manual and A Guide to Effective Club Leadership



 

Treasurer

Is the sixth-ranking club officer. Standards outside of the club meeting are to:

Attend district-sponsored club-officer training
Prepare a budget to be approved by the executive committee abd membership within one month of taking office.
Provide the bank with a new signature card by July 1/January 1
Prepare and send dues statements by August 15/February 15
Collect and send dues to World Headquarters by October 1 and April 1, and work with the vice president membership to contact members who have not paid dues.
Submit new member applications and dues to World Headquarters online within 48 hours after receipt
Pay bills as due
Keep records of all financial transactions
Submit club accounts for audit

more Secretary tasks: Please refer to competent Leadership manual and A Guide to Effective Club Leadership



 

Sergeant at Arms

Is the sieventh-ranking club officer. Standards outside of the club meeting are to:

Attend district-sponsored club-officer training
Schedule meeting location
Maintain club equipment and keep an adequate number of supplies
Attend club executive committee meetings
Collect and send dues to World Headquarters by October 1 and April 1, and work with the vice president membership to contact members who have not paid dues.
Standards at a club meeting are to:
  • Arrange the room at least 10 minutes before the meeting begins.
  • Make sure the lectern is in place, evaluation forms and ballots are distributed, and club banner, awards, supply catalog, progress chart and educational material are displayed. Arrange place cards and make name badges are available
Greet members and guests and arrange for guests to sit with members
Greet the area governor and other visiting officers and escort them to the club president
Arrange food service at meal meetings
Ensure the meeting starts on time

more Sergeant at Arms tasks: Please refer to competent Leadership manual and A Guide to Effective Club Leadership

 

The Officers 2008 - 2009

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