Our By-Laws

 OKANOGAN COUNTY SCHOOL RETIREES’ ASSOCIATION - UNIT 15

I. Geographic Area and Representation:
A. OCSRA shall be represented geographically by the school districts in Okanogan County, but it may include
school districts in adjacent counties that are more
conveniently located to this Association than the one in
its own county.

II. Duties of Officers:
A. The President shall preside at all meetings.
1. The President shall appoint all Standing Committees
2. The President shall appoint all Ad Hoc Committees.
B. The Vice-President shall act for and assume the duties of
the President when that officer is unable to serve. The
Vice-President shall also be the Program Chairman.
C. The Past President shall act as a resource for the
Executive Board.
D. The Secretary shall keep the proceedings of the
Association and be responsible for Association
correspondence.
E. The Treasurer shall record the receipts and expenditures
of all monies of the Association, provide an annual
financial budget in May for the next fiscal year, and
annually re-instate State Incorporation with the Secretary
Of State of Washington. The treasurer shall submit the
books annually to an audit committee designated by the president.

III. Duties of Committee Chairman:
A. Financial Chairman will be the Unit treasurer who will
work with the two elected trustees in the management of
invested funds of this unit.
B. Health Chairman shall be responsible to the membership
for updates on health practices and policies relating to
OCSRA members.
C. Historian Chairman shall collect and keep records relating to the History of OSCRA.
D. Legislative Chairman shall act as liaison to the members
for information descending from the State Legislative
other groups or organizations concerning legislative
activities.
E. Membership Chairman shall be responsible for
membership expansion by contacting and recruiting
new membership candidates, to participate with State
committees on expansion of membership, and make
contact on non-renewal members.
F. Member Service Chairman shall become well acquainted
with specific services announced by WSSRA and relate
them to the local unit. This may include special events,
educational opportunities, consumer resources, general
travel information, welfare and protective service
information.
I. Nominations Chairman shall be responsible to have
Nominees for President, Vice-President, Secretary and
Treasurer to be reported at the March meeting.
J. Outreach Chairman
K. Retirement Chairman shall act as a liaison between the
State and local Unit for information. The chairman will
coordinate and promote pre-retirement seminars.
L. Scholarship Chairman shall be responsible for the
publicity, notification, forms and selection of candidates
for the OCSRA scholarship. Will coordinate with the
WSSRA Rep for state awards.

IV. The Executive Board shall:
A. Dispose of interim problems and detail work of the
OCSRA.
B. Act in an advisory capacity to the President.
C. Assist in determining and carrying out the OSCRA
policies.
D. Choose members to finish out terms of elected officers.
E. Meet at such times as the President deems necessary.

V. By-Laws may be Adopted, Amended or Set Aside by the
majority vote of the Executive Board, and two-thirds favorable
vote of the membership in attendance at a general meeting of
the association.

Revised March, 2008