Requirements: Attend Monthly Board Meetings, attend Monthly General Membership Meetings, make reminder calls to several regular members, willingness to learn more about the chapter, make management decisions for the organization, and have a great time with your fellow board members.
The President shall:
a. Direct and supervise the affairs of the corporation and shall make an annual report thereon to the members at the first General Membership meeting;
b. Assign the elected Directors to work with the vice-presidents as their workload requires;
c. Appoint one elected Director to serve as Mass. Junior Chamber of Commerce Director should the option under Article VII, not be exercised;
d. Preside at all general membership, board and special meetings;
e. Be an ex officio member of all committees;
f. Be spokesman for the corporation;
g. Countersign bank checks and withdrawal of funds when required herein.
The Individual Development Vice-President shall:
a. Assume the duties of the President in the case of absence;
b. Be responsible for the internal activities of the corporation for the sole benefit of the membership including meetings & programs, socials, sports and training, etc.;
c. Appoint a meetings & programs chairman and a social chairman as needed to form specific committees per By-Law Article VIII.
d. Mentor the Individual Development Director and/or the Training Director.
e. Communicate to the Treasurer whenever project plans are approved and liabilities should be reflected in the monthly financial reports.
The Community Development Vice-President shall:
a. Be responsible for the external activities of the corporation for the benefit of the Foxboro community including projects to support the youth, elderly, handicapped, etc.;
b. Appoint a government affairs chairman and a publicity chairman as needed to form specific committees per By-Law Article VIII.
c. Mentor the Community Development Director.
d. Communicate to the Treasurer whenever project plans are approved and liabilities should be reflected in the monthly financial reports.
The Ways & Means Vice-President shall:
a. Be responsible for achieving the financial goals of all the corporation's projects where the object is basically fundraising.
b. Mentor the Ways & Means Director.
c. Communicate to the Treasurer whenever project plans are approved and liabilities should be reflected in the monthly financial reports.
The Membership Vice-President shall:
a. Appoint a Recruiting chairman and a Activation chairman as needed to form specific committees per By-Law Article VIII.
b. Form and chair the membership committee consisting of the Membership Vice President, Recruiting chairman and Activation chairman plus the Training Director.
c. Develop and publish the membership and training goals for the fiscal year at or before the June General Membership Meeting;
d. Organize, review, and approve the orientation presentation;
e. Publish a monthly report of the membership committee's activities in the corporation newsletter;
f. Distribute copies of the appropriate US Junior Chamber of Commerce materials to the membership committee; (example: Recruitment Manual (5025-0)
g. Manage the membership budget.
h. Communicate to the Treasurer whenever project plans are approved and liabilities should be reflected in the monthly financial reports.
The Secretary shall:
a. Give notice of all regular and special meetings, including any meeting held by the Board of Directors;
b. Keep a permanent record of the minutes of such meetings;
c. Be the custodian of all official records and documents of the corporation;
d. Handle the corporation mail. The Secretary is authorized to open all correspondence sent to the official address of the Foxboro Jaycees. The nature of all correspondences shall be confidential. The Secretary will distribute this mail to the appropriate individual or officer at regular or special meetings except urgent correspondence which will be delivered as needed;
e. Maintain the originals of the corporation's important and legal documents including the corporation's Constitution and By-Laws;
f. Distribute copies of the Constitution and By-Laws to the Board at or before the May Board meeting of each fiscal year.
g. Notify the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts handling Incorporation of non-profit organizations as to the current list of names and addresses of the Board of Directors immediately after the Election Meeting;
h. Appoint a Wise Fox Editor and supervise the publication of the corporate newsletter (see Article IV);
i. Appoint the By-Laws chairman as needed to form specific committees per By-Laws Article VIII.
The Treasurer shall:
a. Receive all money due the corporation;
b. Disburse funds at the discretion of the Board of Directors;
c. Report in detail at the annual Meeting and at such other times as directed by the President or the Board of Directors on the financial condition of the corporation;
d. Be required to give suitable bond, charges for the same to be paid for the corporation;
d. File an information tax return, Form 990 (Return of organization Exempt from Income Tax) with the Internal Revenue Service each year before the fifteenth (15th) day of the fifth (5th) month after the close of the fiscal year;
f. Prepare items C&E of this ARTICLE for an audit by their successor.
g. Oversee the duties of the Dues Director which are outlined in Section 11 below.
The elected Directors shall:
a. Serve under and assist the Officer to which they are assigned, in the supervision of their portfolios;
b. Render every assistance to see that the corporation's projects are completed successfully.
c. The following are the duties of the Dues Director:
1. Handle the annual dues submission to the Mass. Junior Chamber of Commerce on a monthly basis, which includes updating the US Junior Chamber of Commerce roster;
2. Do all paperwork pertaining to billing, collection, recording and disbursement of dues money.
3. Report to the treasurer who will take over these responsibilities in the absence of the Dues Director.
4. Report monthly to the board, all details pertaining to membership including status changes, address changes, additions and deletions from the membership roster and financial report outlining dues collected and dues paid to the Massachusetts Junior Chamber of Commerce.
5. Maintain the Foxboro Jaycees roster and report roster changes to the Wise Fox Editor.
The Donations Director shall:
1. Form and chair a standing committee (called the Donations Committee) of members from the general membership, by the June General Membership Meeting.
2. Develop a donations budget for the planned year.
3. Report to the President on matters related to donations.
4. The Donations Committee shall:
a. Evaluate requested donations to provide information to the General Membership and/or
Board as per By-Law Article IV, Section 4.
b. Evaluate community needs for additional donation opportunities.
c. Work with Publicity Chairman to promote community awareness.
d. Document research for future reference.
e. Report monthly to the General Membership all details pertaining to proposed donations.
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