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Member Documents: President Elect

PRESIDENT-ELECT

BYLAWS

FROM ARTICLE V , C The President-elect shall …… perform the duties which are usual and customary for a vice-president.  In the event that the President fails to serve his/her term for any reason whatsoever, the President-elect shall succeed to the unexpired remainder thereof and continue to serve through his/her own scheduled term.  The President-elect shall serve as Chair of the Committee on Nominations and Elections, assuming that post while President-elect Designate.

As an officer of the Division, the President-elect serves as a member of the Executive Committee and of the Board of Directors.  The following bylaws are pertinent:

ARTICLE II H:   FELLOWS

ARTICLE V:     EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

ARTICLE VI:    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ARTICLE VII:   NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

ARTICLE XI:   COMMITTEES

ARTICLE XII:   LIAISONS

POLICIES

The Board has not created any policies that direct the work of the President-elect, beyond those that appear in the bylaws.

DUTIES/PROCEDURES

The duties of the President-elect are spelled out in the bylaws They are:

1. Perform customary duties for a vice-president
2. Complete the unexpired term of the President if the President fails to serve his or her term
3. Serve as Chair of the Committee of Nominations and Elections.  (These duties begin while President-elect Designate; see Bylaws and Procedures Manual for process, policies and procedures)
4. Propose to the Board of Directors those persons who are selected to serve as liaisons
5. Select committee chairpersons who will serve during his or her presidential year and present to the Board for approval.
6. Prepare the agenda for the meeting of the Board of Directors that will occur early in his or her presidential year.
7. Work with the Treasurer to prepare the budget of his or her presidential year

TIMELINES

The work as Chair of the Committee on Nominations and Elections begins immediately upon election as President-elect Designate.  Nominations for elected positions are due to the APA Officer of Elections early in the year while serving as President-elect (See Bylaws for Committee on Nominations and Elections and see elsewhere in the Policies and Procedures Manual for the section of the Nominations and Elections Committee).

Persons selected to be liaisons should be proposed to the Board of Directors prior to the beginning of the presidential year so that the Treasurer can incorporate the expenses of the planned liaison activities in the coming year’s budget.

Persons selected to serve as chairs of committees should be proposed near the end of the President-elect year or at the beginning of the presidential term.

CENTRAL OFFICE

• Ensures that the call for nominations is placed in the fall issue of The Psychotherapy Bulletin after consultation with the Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee
• Assists the Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee in carrying out the committee’s duties in a timely manner
• Arranges any conference calls that the Nominations and Elections Committee may require to fulfill its function
• Prepares supporting materials for the meetings of the Board of Directors at the direction of the President and EC.
• Ensures that the President-elect is informed of all EC meetings and conference calls and EC deliberations.