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of ContentsARTICLE VII - DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD
Section 1. The president shall preside at all meetings of the local union and of the executive board. The president shall be a member of all committees, except the elections committee. The president shall countersign all checks drawn against the funds of the local. The president shall appoint all standing committees and all special committees of the local subject to the approval of the executive board. The president shall appoint and remove all shop stewards. The president shall report periodically to the membership regarding the progress and standing of the local and regarding his/her official acts.
Section 2. The vice-resident shall assist the president in the work of that office. In the absence of the president or in his/her inability to serve, the vice-president shall preside at all meetings and perform all duties otherwise performed by the president. The vice-president may act as co-signer of checks drawn on the local funds in place of either the president or the secretary-treasurer. The vice-president shall serve as the chairperson of the labor management committee.
Section 3. The recording secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all membership meetings and of all executive board meetings, shall carry on the official correspondence of the local, except) the executive board may direct otherwise, and shall perform such other duties as the executive board may require. The recording secretary shall serve as chairperson of membership.
Section 4. The secretary-treasurer shall receive and receipt for all monies of the local union, shall deposit all monies so received in the name of the local union in a bank or banks selected by the executive board, and money so deposited shall be withdrawn only by check signed by the president and the secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer shall prepare and sign checks for such purposes as are required by the constitution or as authorized by the membership or the executive board. The secretary-treasurer shall prepare and submit the monthly membership report to the International Union office and see that a check is drawn in payment of the local’s per capita tax each month and sent to the International Secretary-Treasurer, and shall keep an accurate record of receipts and disbursements and shall, once each month, submit to the membership a monthly operating statement of the financial transactions of the local for the previous month. The secretary- treasurer shall at the expense of the local union and through the International Union, give a surety bond for an amount to be fixed by the executive board of the local union and see that any financial reports required by the International Union Constitution to be submitted in accordance with the International Union Constitution.
Section 5. The trustees shall make or cause to be made at least semi-annually an audit of the finances of the local, including the finances concerning any health and welfare, pension, insurance or other benefit programs covering members of such local, and shall report to the membership on the results of such audit.
Section 6. The executive board shall be the governing body of the local union except when meetings of the local union are in session. All matters affecting the policies, aims and means of accomplishing the purposes of the local not specifically provided for in this constitution or by action of the membership at a regular or special meeting shall be decided by the executive board. The board shall meet at the call of the president or of a majority of the members of the board. A report on all actions taken by the executive board shall be made to the membership at the next following meeting. A majority of the members of the executive board shall be required for a quorum.