Officers, Members, Term, Duties and Responsibilities
1. The Committee shall consist of:
Chairman,
Vice Chairman,
Secretary, and
Members
2. Terms of office shall be for:
One year, commencing with the March meeting. Officers may serve a total of 2 consecutive terms.
Nominations of officers shall be done every fist meeting of June.
Elections of officers shall be by majority vote at the first meeting.
Officers shall assume office after the meeting.
In the event of a vacancy, the remainder of the term shall be filled by a vote of the membership at the meeting immediately following the announcement of vacancy.
Members are appointed and may serve a total of 2 consecutive terms.
Regular attendance at meetings is strongly encouraged. If a member cannot attend a meeting, he or she must notify the recording secretary or the Committee Chair in advance to be considered excused. A member may send a non-voting substitute in his/her place.
3. Duties and Responsibilities
Chairman -The duties of the chairman are:
to prepare agendas,
to call meetings and
to conduct the business of the committee between meetings.
Vice Chairman –The Duties of the Vice Chairman are:
The Vice-Chairman performs the duties and responsibilities of the Chairman whenever the latter is unavailable.
Other duties that the Committee will designate from time to time.
Secretary - (library staff member)
Keeps records and circulates minutes and notices of meetings.
Members
As committee members, they will make decisions as a collective group and hold joint responsibility for decisions and actions taken by the management committee, even in their absence.
They are responsible for ensuring that all decisions are taken in the best interests of DLRC and that their role is carried out effectively.
Individual members should demonstrate selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership (known as The Nolan Principles).