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Article VI
Officers of the Association
6.1 Officers. The officers of the Association shall consist of an Administrator, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The Association may also, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, have additional assistant administrators, assistant secretaries, or assistant treasurers, as well as necessary support staff, as may be appointed in accordance with these Bylaws. No two offices may be held by the same person.
6.2 Appointment and Removal of Officers
(a) The officers of the Association shall be appointed by the Board of Directors.
(b) Any officer of the Association may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever, in the Board of Directors' judgment, the best interests of the Association will be served thereby.
6.3 Duties of the Administrator. The Administrator shall be afforded the powers of the general manager and chief executive officer of the Association and shall have general supervision, direction and control of the officers of the Association and the operations of the business. Such duties shall include, but shall not be limited to, pre-qualifying all staff, hiring support staff, developing budgets, preparing financial statements, maintaining the spiritual morale of staff members within the association, developing informational and accrediting services for member schools, overseeing publication of the ACCS newsletter, Classis, dismissing staff, as well as overseeing all day-to-day administrative duties. No permanent hiring decision shall become final without the concurrence of the board. The Administrator shall have such other powers and duties as the Board of Directors and the Bylaws may prescribe.
6.4 Duties of the Secretary
(a) The Secretary shall cause to be kept at the principal office of the Association a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of Directors, committees of Directors [and members], with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and, if special, how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those present at Directors' and committee meetings, the names and number of members present or represented at members' meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
(b) The Secretary shall cause to be kept at the principal office of the Association a duplicate membership register, showing the names of all members and their addresses, the classification of the membership of each, and all additions to, deletions from, and changes to the classification of the membership.
(c) The Secretary shall cause notice to be given of all meetings of the membership and of the Board of Directors, as may be required by the Bylaws, and shall keep the seal of the Association in safe custody, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws.
(d) The Secretary shall sign, with the Chairman, any legal instrument or document approved by the Board of Directors.
6.5 Duties of Treasurer
(a) The Treasurer shall cause to be kept and maintained adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Association, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection by any Director.
(b) The Treasurer shall cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Association with such depositaries as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He shall cause the funds of the Association to be disbursed as he may be properly directed from time to time, shall render to the Directors, whenever they request it, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Association, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Bylaws.
6.6 Enumeration Not Limiting. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to be a limitation on the powers and duties of the officers of the Association, nor shall it prevent the Board of Directors from assigning other powers and duties as the directors shall see fit.