Board Member
1. Attend all Board Meetings.
2. Attend any and all additional “Planning Sessions.” Not likely to exceed three in the coming fiscal year.
3. If unable to attend a Board Meeting, will notify President in person or by the President’s personal email or voicemail only.
4. If any Board Member should have three consecutive unexcused absences, he/she runs the risk of being dismissed from the Board.
5. Chair one committee, or sit on one or more committees.
6. Help out during special events: Holiday Party, Summer Picnic, Raffles, Ice Cream Social, and others as they arise.
7. Be a current member of DBSA-Boston.
Committee Chairperson
1. Hold meetings at regularly scheduled intervals.
2. Identify a meeting location in advance. In order to avoid space conflicts, first, check with President.
3. Recruit and cultivate committee members.
4. Organize and facilitate committee meetings.
5. If unable to attend, appoint someone to facilitate in your absence.
6. Furnish the Finance Committee with a projected annual budget, if needed. Should the need arise to exceed the projected budget, the Chairperson would need to make an appeal before the Board for approval.
7. Apprise the Finance Chair of all inflows of monies.
8. Clear expensive, sensitive, and unusual projects through the Board.
9. Always consult in advance with the Finance Chair when incurring expenses. He will apprise you of any office-generated forms that must be filled out and filed.
10. It is always useful to maintain a year-long history of the committees’ works and deeds. This can be presented to your successor. ‘Tis better to exist in a continuum than a vacuum.
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