Cavers, Election of officers for 2010 will be held at TCR, probably Sunday, October 18th (to be finalized later). President Mark Alman appointed me Elections Committee Chair to fill a slate for the four offices. This is the first call for interested candidates. You must be a member of both the Texas Speleological Association and the National Speleological Society to hold office. Please respond to me off-line if you are interested in serving. And if you are not interested but think you know someone who would do a good job let me know and I will twist their arm to run.
Write if you have questions or suggestions to help me fill the slate. And pass this on to others who may not subscribe to the list. Ron Ralph Duties of TSA Officers Nominations for TSA officers are in process. This page is an excerpt from the TSA Constitution describing the duties of TSA Officers. Article IV: Officers A. The Executive Council consists of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and the Chair of each standing committee. Elected officers shall take office on the first day of the New Year. 1. The Chairman, when present, shall preside over all TSA meetings. 2. The Vice-Chairman is responsible for meeting and program arrangements and shall preside at TSA meeting is the absence of the Chairman. 3. The Secretary records the minutes of TSA meetings and maintains a current list of members. 4. The Treasurer keeps track of TSA assets by maintaining adequate financial records, including those for The Texas Caver. The Treasurer prepares a budget for the fiscal year, maintains the membership database, and insures the database is available electronically to the membership. B. A vacancy in any elected office other than that of Chairman may be filled by the Executive Council by appointing any full member in good standing or by special election if so desired by the Executive Council. C. The Vice-Chairman shall fill a vacancy in the office of Chairman. D. Officers may be removed from their position by a three-quarters majority vote at any Member Meeting. NOTES: The vice chair has historically organized the TSA spring convention. And the chairman is responsible for organizing the TSA business meetings...ie preparing agendas, scheduling the meeting...keeping things moving at the meetings....and being a "speleo-referee" to keep things civil.
