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Officer Job Description: Section Treasurer

The Section Treasurer is next in line to succeed the Section Vice Chair, then Chair. This position will demonstrate whether the officer has the mettle and discipline to function well as Section Chair.

The Section Treasurer has these duties:

In October/November of the previous year

1. Assists the Chair in preparing the preliminary budget.
2. Begins gathering the financial information needed for the L-51 annual filing.

In the First Quarter

1. Obtains the checkbook and financial files from the outgoing Treasurer.
2. Prepares the L-50 annual financial report, with input from the Chair.
3. Chases down information, as necessary.
4. Files the L-50 before the deadline, and obtains proof of delivery.

Throughout the year

1. Maintains bank accounts of Kansas City Section funds
2. Maintains the financial files, electronically.
3. Pays the event host for Section meetings.
4. Submits a Treasurer's Report each month per the method established by the EXCOM. In 2007, this method was posting on the IEEE Communities.
5. Ensures recurring bills, such as Web host fees, are paid in advance.
6. Makes disbursements in accordance with the approved budget.
7. Refers expenses outside the budget to the Kansas City Section Chair for action.
8. Voting member of the EXCOM.
9. Proactively identifies governance issues (issues where officers are not doing their jobs or where officers are doing something not permissible) and brings those to the attention of the Chair.