Descriptions of Board of Directors Positions
Per SAVAC Bylaws, Section D - Powers of the Corporate Board of Directors

Subsection 2:  Duties and Responsibilities of Individual Members

a.      Corporate President

i.       The President shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Corporation subject to the approval of the assembled Board of Directors at the next meeting.

ii.      The President shall preside over all meetings of the Grievance Committee.

iii.    The President of the Corporation may remove any member from the Board of Directors for a maximum of two (2) weeks pending a Grievance Committee meeting to consider the complaints.  If another Grievance Committee is pending or comes about, the removed member may still sit on the Grievance Committee.  In any such case, the Vice-President of the Corporation shall assume the duties of the individual in question in addition to his or her own.

iv.    The President is responsible for keeping an accurate list of Officers and Directors of S.A.V.A.C. in the offices of the Student Association of the State University of New York College at Oswego, the Student Association Supreme Court, and the Office of the Vice-Chairperson of the University.  This list shall be made available to other persons who request it.

v.     The Chairperson shall, in conjunction with the Corporate Treasurer, be responsible for the signing of all checks and corporate instruments.

 

b.      Corporate Vice-President

i.      The Vice-President is responsible for working with the President on his or her assigned tasks.

ii.     In the event the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President until such time that another election can be held in accordance with the guidelines set up in the Constitution if the Corporation, Article IV, Sections V and VI.

iii.  In the event the President cannot fulfill one or more of his or her duties, the Vice-President shall assume those duties under the direction of the President.

iv.    The Vice-President is responsible for checking the legality of all proposed Amendments to the Bylaws and Constitution with a lawyer.

 

c.      Corporate Treasurer

i.       The Corporate Treasurer shall be responsible for opening and maintaining all financial accounts as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

ii.     The Corporate Treasurer shall present a financial statement of the income and expenditures of the Corporation at all meetings of the Board of Directors and at all general Corps meetings.

iii.    The Corporate Treasurer shall appropriate all emergency funds deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

iv.    The Corporate Treasurer shall, in conjunction with the President, be responsible for the signing of all checks and corporate instruments.

 

d.      Corporate Secretary

i.        The Corporate Secretary shall be responsible for taking and publishing all minutes of the Board and Grievance Committee meetings.  All minutes shall be made available within one week of the meeting under normal circumstances.  Emergency situations shall be considered by the President.

ii.      The Secretary shall be responsible for, in conjunction with the Administrative Captain, and at the discretion of the Chief of Operations, the taking and publishing of all minutes of meetings of the general Corps.

 

e.      Public Relations Officers

i.        The Public Relations Officers shall be responsible for the public image of the Corps, and in conjunction with the Chief of Operations and the Chairperson, all public relations outside of the organization.

ii.      Public Relations Officers shall be responsible for, in conjunction with those other Officers, Directors, and members deemed appropriate, for open houses and S.A.V.A.C. membership drives. 

iii.    Public Relations Officers shall be the point of contact within the Corps for outside organizations wishing to conduct relations with S.A.V.A.C. for all but operational circumstances, for which the Chief of Operations shall be responsible.

iv.    Public Relations Officers shall be responsible for the public face of the Corps, to include such items as advertisements and flyers posted in academic buildings and dormitories, and any campus display cases for which the Corps has responsibility.

 

f.      Members at Large

i.        Members at Large shall, to the best of their abilities, represent the feelings of the general Corps members to the Board of Directors.

ii.      Members at Large shall divide all Board business not the responsibility of other Board members between them.

iii.  Members at Large shall be responsible for such other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the President of the Corporation.

  

 

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