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Santa Barbara Local #1

Local Constitution (Continued)

Art 1: Name Art 2: Objectives Art 3: Membership and Eligibility Art 4: Dues Art 5: Officers, Nominations, and Elections Para. 1-6 Art 5: Officers, Nominations, and Elections Para. 7-11 Art 6: Duties of Officers and Executive Board Art 7: Committee Art 8: Meetings Art 9: Referenda Art 10: Miscellaneous Provisions Art 11: Amendments

Local Constitution (Continued) Coalition of University Employees, Santa Barbara This document was broken up into several files in order to aid in indexing and easy reference. It is also available as a single, non-indexed version for ease of printing. Article 6: Duties of Officers and Executive Board 1. The President of the local is the chief executive member of this union, charged with administering the affairs and executing the policies of the union as determined by the general membership and the local Executive Board. The President shall preside at all meetings of the general membership and of the local Executive Board. He or she shall report periodically to the membership regarding the progress and standing of the local and his/her official acts. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees. He or she may co-sign checks. 2. The Vice-President shall assist the President in the work of his/her office and shall perform the duties of the President in the President's absence. He or she may also co-sign checks. 3. The recording Secretary shall be responsible for recording, publishing and distributing the minutes of all meetings of the general membership and of the local Executive Board. 4. The Treasurer shall receive and receipt all monies of the local union which are to be handled at the local level. He or she shall deposit all money so received in the name of the local union in a bank or banks selected by the local Executive Board. Money so deposited shall be withdrawn only by countersigned check. Officers with signatory power shall be the President, Vice President, and the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall prepare checks, or otherwise transfer funds, for such purposes as are required by the constitution or are authorized by the local Executive Board. He or she shall keep an accurate record of receipts and disbursements and shall, once each month or as directed by the local Executive Board, submit to the membership any operating statement of the financial transactions of the local since the preceding report. He or she shall act as the custodian of all properties of the local union. He or she shall, at the expense of the local union, give a surety bond for an amount to be fixed by the local Executive Board of the local union. 5. The Executive Committee Members shall be responsible for keeping in touch with the jurisdiction and shall bring knowledge of the members' positions to the local and statewide Executive Boards. These three Executive Committee Members shall be the official Santa Barbara representatives on the statewide Executive Board having voting privileges on all statewide matters. They are also official representatives on the local Executive Board. Executive Committee Members shall make regular reports of all statewide Executive Board meetings to the local Executive Board. 6. 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 local Executive Board. The local Executive Board shall be authorized to hire counsel, agents and employees as are necessary to assist in the mission of the union. The local Executive Board shall meet at the call of the President or of a majority of its members. A report on all actions taken by the local Executive Board shall be made to the membership at the next meeting, or by postal or electronic mail. A majority of the membership of the local Executive Board shall be required for a quorum.