Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64VAST 2016 REVISED BYLAWS Section 5 No employee of the Association shall be either an officer or director of the Association, a local club or a county club. Section 6 No person shall act as an officer or director of the Association if their spouse, significant other, civil partner, an immediate family member, etc. is an employee of the Association. Section 7 No person shall act as an officer of the Association if their spouse, significant other, civil partner, an immediate family member, etc. is already an officer of the Association. ARTICLE VII. DUTIES Section 1 The Board of Directors shall have the following duties: a) Appoint an Executive Director and fix his/her salary and perform an annual review of his/her performance. b) Formulate and adopt policies consistent with the mission statement and the Organization goals. These policies may establish working procedures by which these by-laws are implemented. c) Formulate and adopt an organizational plan which includes both short and long term goals. d) Measure the effectiveness of those policies adopted and make any corrections necessary to achieve the stated objectives. e) Implement duly adopted policies through the Executive Director or appropriate committee as required. The Board of Directors shall serve from October 1 through September 30 of the fiscal year. Section 2 The duties of the President are to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors, preside at meetings of the Board, be an Ex-Officio member of all committees except nominating, provide active leadership for the Association, and carry out the recommendations of the Board of Directors. The President, in conjunction with the VAST Executive Director, shall appoint committees as necessary to assure the proper function of this Association. All committees shall be reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. The President shall not chair any committees. Section 3 The duties of the Vice-President are to officiate in the absence of the President and to assist the President in carrying out the duties of the office. The Vice President may serve as archivist for the Association. 56