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ABA Job Description

PRESIDENT

BASIC FUNCTION

Responsible for the general conduct and affairs of the Corporation and presides at Convention and other ABA meetings.

PRESIDENTS QUALIFICATIONS

   1. General leadership ability/experience

   2. Have background knowledge of the workings of ABA

   3. Organizational skills, presiding experience and typing ability desired

   4. Time to carry on extensive correspondence and communication

CURRENT BYLAWS AFFECTING PRESIDENTS ACTIONS

All Bylaws affect the President of ABA.  The President should be very familiar with all sections of the Corporate Charter, Bylaws, and Standing Rules.

Current Procedures

President

1. Remind First Vice President by about February 1 to appoint qualified members to assume the various committee chairmanships and persons to serve on the rotating committees. (See Article X - A 2)

2. When the President appoints a member to a committee to replace a member who leaves before completing their term, the new member shall start in the third position and the other members shall move up as appropriate.

3. Meet with Convention Chairman for following year, (preferably at current convention) to coordinate events for following year's convention. Maintain close contact with Convention Chairman throughout year. Visit host chapter if at all possible.

4. Contribute pertinent information to Presidential files to incoming President at the close of the convention, if possible, or within 30 days following the convention.

5. Begin by March 1 to fill positions on convention program. Invocations other than the official opening of the annual convention and the closing banquet by the chaplain may be filled with persons other than the chaplain at the President's request. Notify involved persons of seating at head table.

6. Sometime during term of office have name and year engraved on base of the General Grant Bell.

7. Inform Chairman of the Past Presidents if purchase and engraving on an ABA membership (organizational) bell is required or if President owns such a bell and will have it suitably engraved and bring it to Convention for presentation as President leaves office. Have Past President's pin (from Chairman of Past Presidents) available to immediate Past President at closing ceremony.

8. Include all members of the Executive Board when conducting ABA business by mail/email.

9. File copy of Federal tax returns received from the Tax Consultant.

10. Send President's Message (one page) to The Bell Tower Editor by first day of even numbered months. (February, April, June, August, October, December)

11. Answer all correspondence promptly.

12. About six weeks before the next year's convention, the President sends a letter to all on the Executive Committee telling them the day, date, and time of the Executive Committee meeting and asking that four copies of their reports be brought to the meeting or sent to the President three weeks before convention if not able to attend.

13. When the Executive Board makes decisions or bylaws are changed that affect various committees, advise the chairmen of those committees of such changes.

14. Remit to Treasurer all expenses, with receipts, when the job is completed but no      , - later than end of fiscal year, March 31st. Committees whose budgets are large, remit expenses with receipts for payment periodically and send in any remaining expense no later than end of fiscal year, March 31st.

15. Submit four copies of annual report to ABA Recording Secretary at the Executive Committee meeting held before the annual convention.

16. The President may assign a committee or committees to report to the First Vice President and/or Second Vice President if he/she so desires with progress reports to be submitted as needed.

17. The Executive Board shall meet on the day preceding the opening day of the annual convention and on the afternoon of the final day of the convention, and at any other time when called by the President.

18. The Executive Committee shall meet on the day preceding the opening day of the annual convention.

19. ABA Committees listed in the Bylaws are formed to carry on the required business of the ABA and remain constant as permanent ABA Committees. Projects are developed through the Executive Board as a means to provide for a particular need; to promote interest in bells, to develop greater bell knowledge, and enthusiasm in bell collecting, i.e. Auction and Behold. These projects continue until they are no longer effective and/or an improved project is approved by the Executive Board.