american brittany club policy book 2012 - National Breed Clubs ...

DUTIES OF DIRECTORSThe management of the affairs, business, and property of the ABC is vested, by the By-Laws, in the Board ofDirectors.1. It is the responsibility of each director to represent the members and the clubs in his/her region. Each directorshould have continuous communication to all regional clubs about what is going on at the national level so that theregional clubs and members have an opportunity to have input BEFORE action is taken.2. Directors should be committed to attend all possible trials in their region and visit with the members in order tostay in touch with the people of their region.3. Directors represent local clubs and membership, the entire region, and the ABC. Since ABC is a member club ofAKC, the Director shall actively support AKC (which in effect is our parent club).4. Directors should attend the annual meeting of the Board for the three (3) years of their elected term in order toconduct the business of the Club based on the input of the regional clubs and the people in the region.5. Directors should respond to ballots by mail in not more than twenty (20) days.6. If vacancies should occur in the Board, the directors shall have the power to designate a successor to serve theremainder of such term.7. Directors should FUNCTION on committees to which they are appointed by the President and respond tocommunications necessary to the operation of that committee in a timely manner.8. Directors should work to encourage new members to join existing clubs in the region.9. Directors should be active in National fund-raising events.10. Directors must reside in the region of which they are a director.11. If a director moves to another region after being elected, the Board of Directors shall designate a successor toserve for the remainder of such term. See Bylaws Article 5, Section 9.12. Ballots sent by use of the Internet shall conform to the By-Laws sections concerning telephone ballots. SeeArticle V, Section 5, Section 5b, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 7b with the following changes: At all Non-Physical Meetings of the Board, or when it is necessary to obtain a vote from individual Directors by use of theInternet, seven (7) days shall be allowed after the ballot is sent by the Executive Secretary by e-mail to allow timefor comments for and against the issue to be distributed among the Directors with no vote taken to insurediscussion, exchange of idea, guidelines, etc. At the end of the seven (7) day period, the Directors will than havefive (5) days to send a yes or no vote to the Executive Secretary who will then have the ballot and the results of theballot published in the next available issue of The American Brittany magazine according to Section 8 of the By-Laws. (2001)55