ADMINISTRATION - DUTIES OF CORE GROUP
President (Elected) - The President is responsible for the operation of the chapter. The President shall have the authority to call official meetings and other functions of the chapter. The President shall ensure that his/her chapter is in compliance with the Bylaws and corporate policies of GO and those chapter officers are performing their duties. The President shall serve as chair of the general membership meetings and of the Core Group. He/she is an ex-officio member of all of the committees within the chapter. The President should periodically report to the Chair of the Board of Directors on the status of his/her chapter at his/her discretion or by enabling the Board Representative with messages to the quarterly board meetings.
Vice President of Outings (VPO) (Elected) - The VPO shall be responsible for organizing and maintaining the schedule of all chapter outings and other activities. (For purpose of the Bylaws "outings" generally refer to events which are more than one day in length and are usually outdoors and "activities" refers to such events as general membership meetings, day hikes, games nights and other one day functions.) The VPO shall notify the Chair of the Outings Committee of any changes from the GO Master Calendar.
Treasurer (Elected) - The Treasurer shall be responsible for the chapter's financial affairs, such as collecting and disbursing chapter funds and sending monthly Chapter Financial Reports, together with monthly payments, and a copy of a revised membership list with addresses reflecting additions and deletions for which GO dues are included, to the Financial Officer of the Board of Directors. Every chapter's financial account(s) shall have a minimum of two signatories. Furthermore, any financial transaction involving the withdrawal of funds from these accounts shall require two authorized signatures.
Secretary (Appointed) - The Secretary shall be responsible for the taking and reading of minutes, verifying those in attendance and determining the quorum, when required. The Secretary shall handle correspondence for the Board as deemed necessary by the President.
Board Representative (Appointed) - The Board Rep shall represent his/her chapter on the Corporate Board of Directors. The Board Rep shall keep the Corporate Board informed of the chapter's views and opinions and shall inform his/her chapter of the actions, decisions, and interpretations of the Corporate Board. He/She attends the quarterly board meetings.
Trip Leader (Appointed) - The Trip Leader is in charge of planning the monthly Day Hike and Full Moon Hikes. He/she is also in charge of leading the hike or appointing a qualified member to do so.
Newsletter Editor (Appointed) - The Newsletter Editor is in charge of publishing and mailing the monthly newsletter. Other members may be called upon for information and pictures for the monthly letter.
Game Night and Activities Coordinator (Appointed) - The Game Night and Activities Coordinator is in charge of planning and implementing monthly events and activities excluding Day Hikes and Outings.
Wagon Master (Appointed) - The Wagon Master does what?
Webmaster (Appointed) - The Webmaster is in charge of the local chapter's web site. He/she is responsible for keeping it up-to-date with schedules, events and things of interest.
