Officer elections will be Monday, February 5, 2024. Members wishing to hold any office must have give a speech for any office they choose to run in. A member may only hold one office at a time. They may only hold that office for two consecutive years at a time. Members seeking to run for office must have a parents or guardians support and permission.
A member running for office must be able to:
- Attend 10 meetings
- Attend Dusty Riders Officer Training
- Perform the duties of the office
- Be a member in good standing
- Be a leader and example to other members
- Participate in set up and tear down at meetings, banquet, and 4-H functions
Offices
- President (must be a 2nd year or above member)
- Vice President (must be a 2nd year or above member)
- Secretary (must be a 2nd year or above member)
- Treasurer (must be a 2nd year or above member)
- Safety Officer
- Recreation Officer
- Reports Officer
- Refreshment Officer
President
- Sets and monitors the goals of the club.
- Runs club meetings.
- Appoints committee chairmen.
- Delegates tasks as necessary.
- Takes the lead in helping the club develop projects.
- Runs meetings following Roberts Rules
Vice President
- Serves the president, other club officers, committees and the general membership.
- Learns and helps with the duties of the president in order to fill in or take over as necessary.
Secretary
- Takes minutes at meetings.
- Keeps records.
- Maintains all important files for the club.
- Collects reports from the committees’ chairpersons.
- Emails Jessica Adamson to post minutes to website
Treasurer
- Monitors the club’s money.
- Helps prepare and maintain the club budget.
- Reports to the club at each meeting on the status of the club treasury.
Health & Safety Officer
- Provide some type of health/safety information at club meetings. This could be a scheduled guest speaker, health tip of the day (can be short), provide one health and safety group activity.
- Provide the club advisors with any requested information.
Recreation Officer
- Coordinate and provide recreation (games, crafts, activities)
- Assists advisor in providing games at meetings
- Manages gaming budget and organizes props for activities
Reports Officer
- Coordinate and log members mandatory reports
- Reminds members of their report
- Report this to the organizational advisor for year end awards
Refreshment Officer
- Coordinate and log refreshment volunteers
- Reminds volunteers two days prior to meeting about refreshments.