Our final General Membership Meeting of the semester will be next Wednesday, April 4th at 6:30pm in the Rackham Amphitheater (4th Floor).
RSVP on Facebook here.
In addition to important updates about our parents’ campaign and our efforts to protect collective bargaining rights in the state of Michigan, we will be electing officers for next year. If you are interested in running for a position and would like to have more information, please email umgeo@umich.edu. Please also see the job duties described below:
The President shall:
1. Be the principle executive officer of the Organization;
2. Be one of the responsible financial officers of the Organization and shall be
authorized to co-sign financial instruments and make regular and usual disbursement
of funds;
3. Be responsible for signing all official documents of the Organization. This
responsibility may be designated to a deputy with approval of the Stewards Council;
4. Be, by office, the ranking delegate to the convention of the American Federation of
Teachers and meetings of conventions of its affiliated subordinate bodies;
5. Represent the Organization as necessary to other organizations.
The Vice President shall:
1. Work with the President to oversee the operations of the Organization;
2. Assume the responsibilities of President if that person becomes unable to perform
those duties;
3. Supervise the non-financial responsibilities of the staff;
4. Chair the Stewards Council.
The Treasurer shall:
1. Be the principal financial officer of the Organization;
2. Receive, record, and deposit all dues monies and other income in the name of the
Organization;
3. Maintain accurate membership records;
4. Be authorized to co-sign financial instruments and make regular and usual
disbursement of funds;
5. Shall arrange for an independent audit as required by law or the organizations with
which the Organization is affiliated;
6. Transmit per capita payments as required to the American Federation of Teachers,
American Federation of Teachers-Michigan, and to all bodies with which the
organization is affiliated;
7. Chair the Finance Committee;
8. Perform financial duties as required by law or the organizations with which the
Organization is affiliate.
The Secretary shall:
1. Be the principle information officer of the organization;
2. Maintain the non-financial files and records of the organization;
3. Be repsonsible for recording and keeping accurate minutes of meetings of the
membership, Stewards Council and Officers Committee;
4. Oversee all elections and referenda of the Organization, record and report all votes.
Nominations for officers will close at the start of the GMM before we vote. The stewards council will elect our Committee Chairs (Organizing, Communications, Grievance, Solidarity and Political Action, and GSRA) at their meeting the following week.
Hope to see you there!
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