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ARTICLE VIII: OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers of the Association.
President
President-elect
Secretary/Treasurer
Representatives of the Board (2)
- Executive Director of the Association
Section 2. Qualifications.
Membership in Association. Each officer must be an active member of the Association in good standing for at least one (1) year to qualify for elective office.
Current Employment Requirement. Each officer must currently be employed in a healthcare Central Service or Materiel Management department in either a managerial or technical position and must maintain that status throughout his/her term of office.
It is the responsibility of an officer to notify the Executive Director of the Association in writing within forty eight (48) hours of a change in his/her employment status.Attendance at Meetings. There must be documented evidence of attendance and participation at the official meetings of the Association.
Service to Association. Each candidate for elective office must have served on the Board of Directors or as a committee chairperson of the Association within the previous four (4) years.
- Service in Other Associations. Comparable service in other associations may be substituted, when appropriate, for service in the IAHCSMM.
Section 3. Elective Officers.
- President-elect/President.
A majority of the voting active and associate members of the Association shall elect a President-elect to serve for one (1) term of two (2) years.
Upon completion of this term, the President-elect shall assume the office of President at the close of the annual meeting for a term of two (2) years.- Upon completion of these four (4) years, the President shall become known as the Immediate Past President.
He/she may be appointed as a non-voting member of the Executive Board of Directors by the new President for a term of two (2) years to serve in an advisory capacity.
At the discretion of the Executive Board, the Immediate Past President of the Association may be asked to assist with details at meetings of the Association.
- Secretary/Treasurer.
A majority of the voting active and associate members shall elect a Secretary/Treasurer to serve for a term of two (2) years.
Actual minutes at meetings of the Association will be taken by the Executive Director's designee with the final review before presentation being done by the President and Secretary/Treasurer.
The financial books of the Association will be maintained by an outside accounting firm and will be monitored by the Secretary/Treasurer.
- The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive terms in office.
Section 4. Officers Elected in Alternative Years.
President-elect. A President-Elect shall be elected in each odd-numbered year.
- Secretary/Treasurer. A Secretary/Treasurer shall be elected in each even-numbered year.
Section 5. Election of Officers.
Election of the officers of the Association shall
be according to Article X of these
bylaws.
Section 6. Removal.
Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Association will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors when he/she fails to meet the requisite qualifications for office during his/her term of office.
- Removal from office shall be according to Article IV, Section 13C of these bylaws and in accordance with rules and regulations approved by the Board of Directors.
Section 7. Vacancies.
Any vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise, or new offices created, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term with the exception of the office of President-elect. A vacancy in the office of President-elect will be filled in accordance with rules and regulations approved by the Board of Directors.
