Bylaws

ARTICLE VIII. DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Section 1: The Executive Board shall conduct the affairs of the Association in the interim between annual meetings.

Section 2: The Board shall carry out the following responsibilities:

a. Determine time and place for all AlPHA educational conferences.

b. Create or discontinue standing and special committees.

c. Establish additional sections upon petition from a prospective group, or abolish or combine sections where it has been determined by the Board to have been inactive.

d. Receive and adopt the auditor’s report.

e. Revoke membership for cause following recommendation made by the Membership Committee, on a two-thirds vote by ballot.

f. Determine affiliate organizations.

g. Approve the disbursement of scholarship funds.

h. Approve for payment, at its discretion, a reasonable sum for expenses incurred by Executive Board members. The Executive Board, with the exception of the Executive Director, if applicable, shall not receive any salary for their services.

i. Establish goals and future direction for the Association.

j. The Executive Director’s, if applicable, selection, dismissal, salary, as well as the approval or adjustment of expense and contractual negotiations shall be a function of the Board.

Section 3: Corresponding Secretary

a. The corresponding secretary has duties as delegated by the President and may include the following specific responsibilities:

1. Coordinates advance registration and on-site registration for the annual meeting with the recording secretary.

2. Works with the new corresponding secretary to send copies of the Bylaws and Procedural Manual and minutes of the last annual meeting, to all newly elected officers, and committee and section chairpersons.

3. Updates mailing list to ensure it agrees with the membership list before records are forwarded to the new secretary.

Section 4: Parliamentarian

a. This person assures that Executive Board meetings and the annual Association business meeting are conducted according to proper procedures for conducting business meetings.

b. In the absence of the Parliamentarian, the president shall assume this role.

Section 5: State Health Officer

a. The State Health Officer serves in an ex officio capacity on the Board.

b. He or she provides insight into Department issues, priorities and financial status data which could affect Association revenues or attendance at Association-sponsored health education and training events.

Section 6: Dean, UAB School of Public Health

a. The Dean serves in an ex officio capacity on the Board.

b. He or she provides information to the Board and strengthens ties between AlPHA and academia.