- Section 9.1. As a team: To direct the club in support of its listed goals. To organize the clubs calendar for the upcoming year and make decisions as to which events the club will organize and participate in; and to develop proposed expenditures or expected income if any, associated with those activities.
- Section 9.2. The President shall:
- Preside over all monthly and Officer meetings of the DBG.
- Represent the DBG at outside functions.
- Direct the VP to establish committees as needed for special projects.
- Present initiatives and ideas for club activities.
- Delegate club business to appropriate officers.
- Oversee all voting. Oversee all Club activities.
- Create the agenda for the monthly and Officer meetings with input from the officers.
- Section 9.3. The Vice-president shall:
- Assist the President, in any way required, and shall act for the President in his or her absence.
- Organize any needed committees (i.e. membership, newsletter, Competitions, Events).
- Serve as the facilitator for those committees and take recommendations from these committees to the officers for approval.
- Organization of speakers, education and special demonstrations at the monthly meetings.
- Oversee or perform the procurement of raffle prizes for monthly meeting.
- Section 9.4. The Secretary shall:
- Maintain a record of all monthly and Officer meetings and will report those minutes to the officers for approval within one week of the meeting.
- Initiate at the request of the president all items to be voted upon and record and present the results to the Officers (and to the membership as dictated by the officers).
- Edit, add and delete items from the by-laws as determined by the Officers.
- Collect nominations for eligible positions for board member elections and coordinate disbursement and voting to the members.
- Section 9.5. The Treasurer shall:
- Have all responsibilities for the Club's financial activities, including collection of dues and other funds paid to the Club.
- Record all receipts and disbursements, and maintain the Club's bank account.
- Pay out valid expenditures of no more than $50.00 or less to any household in any given month. Expenditure exceeding $50.00 shall require a vote by the officers or at the officers discretion, from a vote from the general membership.
- Maintain a listing of all the club’s physical assets (dispensing equipment, tent, etc) and will keep track to whose possession it is in at all times.
- Report the club financial statement at each Officer meeting, includes all new income and expenditures.
- Report pertinent information to the membership as required by the Officers.
- Section 9.6. The Intra-club Competition Coordinator shall:
- Organize of all monthly DBG intra-club competitions. Publishing a list of categories for the year.
- Organize all AHA Club Only competitions, including the collection and shipping of winning entry.
- Record and present to newsletter and website editor the current statistics for Homebrewer of the Year.
- After approval from the Officers, procure the prize(s) for the HOTY award.
- Section 9.7. The Past President shall:
- Act in an advisory capacity to the Officers and have full voting rights on The Board.
- Head up one of more of the special projects committee.
- In conjunction with the current President and Treasurer, provide a mid-year and end of year audit of the club finances. Report finding to the Officers.
- In consideration that a three-year term (Vice President, President, Past President) may be too much of a commitment for future candidates, the Past President board member position will be eliminated at the end of 2008. The 2007 President will become the 2008 Past President, but the 2008 President will not have this commitment.
- Section 9.8. The Newsletter Editor shall:
- Act as the Newsletter Committee Chairperson and be responsible for formatting and editing all newsletter articles.
- Writing and soliciting articles and keeping track of upcoming events relevant to the club.
- Edit, publish and email the newsletter near the first of the month on a monthly or bimonthly schedule as approved by the Officers.
- Section 9.9. The Web Master shall:
- Maintain the DBG site of the web and coordinate all Internet-related activities of the Club.
- Post upcoming events in a timely manner.
- In conjunction with the club registrar for the BFBC Homebrew Competition, develop and maintain the on-line registry program.
- Maintain archives of past newsletters, past results of competitions, HOTY, club awards.
Add, edit and delete members of the DBG Forum based on members in good standing.
Section 9.10. The Membership Coordinator shall:
- Maintain a spreadsheet of the names and contact information of current and past members.
- Provide each member in good standing a membership card and at meetings with a name badge.
Section 9.11. The Florida Competition Coordinator shall:
- Post to the DBG Forum all Florida Homebrew Competitions, AHA Regional Competitions, etc. to elicit entries from the DBG members to support other clubs competitions.
- Post reminders of deadlines for competitions.
- Organize the packing party for the out of town Florida competition.
- Provide packing party, reminder, and announcement information for competitions to the webmaster and the newsletter editor.
Section 9.12. Miscellaneous:
- If an Officer cannot fulfill his/her obligations, the Officer Board shall appoint a replacement to fill the balance of the term. However, if such Officer is the President, the Board will nominate a candidate and hold a special election at a general meeting of the Club.
- An Officer or may be removed from office with a removal vote from 75 percent of the officers.
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