- The Secretary’s duties include:
a) setting up the meeting room
b) keeping the club bylaws
c) greeting guests
d) helping the President w/ the semiannual dues ALL OF THE ABOVE
- True or False? A club must have a Secretary. TRUE
- True or False? A club must have a VP Membership. FALSE Only one VP office is req'd
- If your club’s bylaws are missing, you can get a copy FROM HEADQUARTERS.
- True or False? Banks usually require meeting minutes when changing account signatories. TRUE
- True or False? The Secretary presides in the absence of the President. FALSE
- For Toastmasters meetings, a quorum is defined as A MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS, and this information is found IN THE CLUB CONSTITUTIUON.
- The CLUB CONSTITUUTION (document) is fixed for all clubs, but the BYLAWS can vary from club to club, especially in regard to MEETING DAYS and CLUB DUES.
- True or False? You should try to find a successor during your term. TRUE
- True or False? The Secretary is part of the Executive Committee. TRUE
- True or False? Meeting minutes must be recorded on Toastmasters form #1503. FALSE
- True or False? Meeting minutes should include prepared speakers, speech projects, and titles. TRUE
- A copy of the Club Constitution and Standard Bylaws can be found on the web at http://www.toastmasters.org (Information for Members / Forms and Documents).
- How many members must vote to change the club bylaws? 2/3, WHEN A QUORUM IS PRESENT
- All club correspondence from Headquarters is sent to THE CLUB PRESIDENT.
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