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RUSA Guide to Policies and Procedures

Chapter 9: Officer Responsibilities

President

• serves as an officer of RUSA
  
• presides over the RUSA Board of Directors
  
• presides over the RUSA Executive Committee
  
• provides training and information to section chairs
  
• writes reports and articles for RUSQ and RUSA Update
  
• ensures that the Bylaws are observed by the officers and members of the Board of Directors and that the decisions of the Board of Directors are carried out
  
• assumes other responsibilities as designated in the Bylaws.
  

Vice-President/President-Elect

• serves as a officer of RUSA
  
• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors
  
• serves as a member of the RUSA Executive Committee
  
• assists in planning the programs and projects RUSA will pursue during year as president
  
• makes appointments to divisional committees for terms beginning during year as president
  
• represents RUSA on the ALA Committee on Appointments
  
• plans the RUSA conference program for year as president
  
• provides training and information to section vice-chairs
  
• represents RUSA on the ALA Planning and Budget Assembly
  
• performs the duties of the president in the absence of the president
  
• assumes other responsibilities as designated in the Bylaws.
  

Past-President

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors
  
• serves as a member of the RUSA Executive Committee
  
• serves as an advisor to the president and the Board of Directors
  
• serves as chair of RUSA Planning and Finance Committee
  
• serves as the RUSA representative to ALA Conference Program Coordinating Team, typically beginning service following term as immediate past-president
  

Division Councilor

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors
  
• serves as a member of the RUSA Executive Committee
  
• presents to the Board those ALA issues and council documents upon which the Board may wish to take action
  
• represents RUSA's interests at ALA Council through statements concerning RUSA's position and/or by sponsoring resolutions as requested by the Board
  
• reports the results of Council action upon appropriate issues at the subsequent Board meetings or in writing to the president.
  

Director-at-Large

• serves as a member of the RUSA Board of Directors
  
• represents RUSA members on the Board of Directors
  
• serves as the Board liaison to one of the RUSA standing committees
  
• assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the president