District Officer Election Guidelines
Voting
Regular, Life, Honorary Life, Auxiliary, and Supporting shall constitute the voting members of LPA for general business purposes.
Election
The District Directors shall be elected by a majority vote of the membership at a district meeting to be held between August 1 and December 1. Absentee mail-in ballots may be used.
ELIGIBILITY
The District Director shall have been an active eligible voting member for two membership years. He/she shall have been an active member of the district in which he/she is running for office for one membership year.
DUTIES OF DIRECTOR
The District Director shall have the following duties:
A. Shall have primary responsibility for the continuance of activities in the district and the solicitation of membership.
B. Shall screen applicants for membership.
C. Shall appoint all committee chairpersons in the district.
D. Shall oversee local area chapters and their officers in respect to ongoing activities.
E. Shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors. (This duty will change in the near future as the Board of Directors have designed and approved a governance structure that will focus the District Director’s duties to be mostly on the operation of their District.)
F. Shall work for the formation of local chapters.
G. All District Directors are limited to activities within the boundaries of their respective districts with respect to membership and dues.
H. Shall provide financial reports for the District and Chapters within the District as per the LPA Policy Manual.
I. Shall train the district director-elect.
Other District Officers (Required)
Vice Director
Treasurer
Secretary
Optional Officer Positions (May be appointed or elected)
Parent Coordinator
Teen Coordinator
Adult Activity Coordinator
Facebook/Internet Administrator
Voting
Regular, Life, Honorary Life, Auxiliary, and Supporting shall constitute the voting members of LPA for general business purposes.
Election
The District Directors shall be elected by a majority vote of the membership at a district meeting to be held between August 1 and December 1. Absentee mail-in ballots may be used.
ELIGIBILITY
The District Director shall have been an active eligible voting member for two membership years. He/she shall have been an active member of the district in which he/she is running for office for one membership year.
DUTIES OF DIRECTOR
The District Director shall have the following duties:
A. Shall have primary responsibility for the continuance of activities in the district and the solicitation of membership.
B. Shall screen applicants for membership.
C. Shall appoint all committee chairpersons in the district.
D. Shall oversee local area chapters and their officers in respect to ongoing activities.
E. Shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors. (This duty will change in the near future as the Board of Directors have designed and approved a governance structure that will focus the District Director’s duties to be mostly on the operation of their District.)
F. Shall work for the formation of local chapters.
G. All District Directors are limited to activities within the boundaries of their respective districts with respect to membership and dues.
H. Shall provide financial reports for the District and Chapters within the District as per the LPA Policy Manual.
I. Shall train the district director-elect.
Other District Officers (Required)
Vice Director
Treasurer
Secretary
Optional Officer Positions (May be appointed or elected)
Parent Coordinator
Teen Coordinator
Adult Activity Coordinator
Facebook/Internet Administrator