ARTICLE IV - Officers and Duties

Section 1. Composition

The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the members at an annual meeting and hold office until the next annual meeting, and whose duties shall be as set forth herein.

Section 2. Duties of Officers

(a) President.
The duties of the office of President shall be those pertaining to such office, to preside at meetings of the Association, to be the Chairman of the Executive Board, to make all appointments to committees as provided under other sections of these Bylaws, to fill the vacancies occurring in any committee for the remainder of the time for which such committeemen may have been appointed or elected, to use all reasonable means to promote the purposes for which the Association is formed, and to render a report at the next annual meeting following his election of his acts and functions during the year, to maintain the Association Policy and Procedures Manual, to fill the vacancies occurring in any office for the remainder of the time for which such officer may have been appointed or elected. The President shall, in the absence of the Treasurer, have authority to sign checks on behalf of the Association.

(b) President-Elect.
The duties of the President-Elect shall be to perform and discharge such duties as are assigned to him by the President, and to perform all the duties of the President during the latter's absence or disability and shall succeed to the office of President in the event of withdrawal or resignation of the President for any reason.

(c) Vice-President.
The duties of the Vice-President shall be to perform and discharge such duties as are assigned to him by the President or President-Elect, and to perform all the duties of the President-Elect during the latter's absence or disability and shall succeed to the office of President-Elect in the event of withdrawal or resignation of the President for any reason.

(d) Secretary.
The duties of the office of Secretary shall be to keep minutes of the meetings of the Association, to compile and maintain a current membership list, to compile a list of the members in attendance at the annual meeting, to provide all members a list of the officers elected and standing committee members appointed for the ensuing year, to keep a perpetual register of all elective officers of the Association, and to provide all members with annual reports of officers and committees.

(e) Treasurer.
The duties of the office of Treasurer shall be to receive all the monies from any source paid into the Association, and to pay all bills allowed and approved by the Executive Board. The Treasurer shall, at the close of each fiscal year, submit a report of the finances of the Association and the books of the Association to a Certified Public Accountant for preparation in compliance with state and federal tax, and reporting requirements