NYLA Council and Committee Chair Duties

President

• Appoints committee chairs and fills vacancies on committees.
• Assists NYLA staff with selecting keynote and theme for conference.
• Serves as chair of the Executive Committee.
• Presides over and sets agenda for Council Meetings.
• Serves on the Finance Committee.
• Serves as ex-officio and non-voting member of all other committees.
• Introduces Keynote Speaker at Conference.
• Presides over Annual Membership Meeting at Conference.
• Gives Farewell Address at Inaugural Banquet.
• Authorized to co-sign NYLA checks.
• Can appoint special ad-hoc committees/task forces for specified periods of time.

President-Elect

• Serves on Finance Committee.
• Serves on Executive Committee.
• Serves on NYLA Council.
• Serves as ex-officio and non-voting member of all other committees.
• Gives Inaugural Address at Inaugural Banquet.

Past-President

• Serves as chair of the Nominating Committee.
• Serves as chair of the Awards Committee.
• Serves on NYLA Council.
• Serves on Finance Committee.
• Serves on Executive Committee.

Treasurer

• Serves on Executive Committee.
• Serves on NYLA Council.
• Receives and reviews monthly balance/financial statements and ledger..
• Reports at NYL A Council meetings on association’s finances.
• Authorized to co-sign checks.
• Provides written financial report and summary at Annual Membership Meeting.
• Works with staff to promote fundraising initiatives.
• Reviews monthly financial ledger

Treasurer-Elect

• Serves on NYLA Council.
• Serves as member of Finance Committee.
• Serves as member of the Executive Committee.

Councilors-at-Large

• Serve on NYLA Council for a term of 3 years.
• Serve as liaisons to NYLA Committees and affiliated organizations.

ALA Councilor

• Represents NYLA as New York Chapter Councilor
• Serves on the NYLA Council
• Attends ALA Annual and Midwinter Conferences
  • Attends all information Meetings for ALA Council and ALA/APA Council
  • Attends all meetings of ALA Council at conference
  • Attends all meetings of ALA/APA Council at conferences
  • Attends ALA Membership meetings at conferences
  • Attends ALA Chapter Relations Committee meetings and evening ALA Chapter caucuses as necessary
• Reports to NYLA Council on ALA issues and action items year round and solicits input from NYLA on national issues
• Participates on ALA Council list serve year round
• Hosts the ALA Information meeting at NYLA Conference 

Legislative Committee Chair

• Presides, schedules and sets agenda for committee meetings.
• Assists NYLA staff with organizing Lobby Day and mobilizing regional/system coordinators who make appointments and arrange for transportation to Albany.
• Provides briefings with Executive Director to Lobby Day attendees and participates in meetings with legislators/legislative staff as needed.
• Coordinates input and development of NYLA Legislative Agenda with Executive Director to present to NYLA Council for approval.

Membership Committee Chair

• Presides, schedules and sets agenda for committee meetings.
• Works with NYLA staff to develop and implement membership retention and attraction strategies and initiatives.
• Organizes membership drives and representation at events to inform library staff about NYLA membership.
• Gives report to membership at Annual Membership meeting.

Continuing Education Committee Chair

• Presides, schedules and sets agenda for committee meetings.
• Solicits, reviews and approves proposals for continuing education workshops for pre-conference and regional institutes that offer CEU credits.
• Works with NYLA staff to develop new continuing education initiatives and formats to meet the professional development needs of the library community.

Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair

• Presides, schedules and sets agenda for committee meetings.
• Advises and informs NYLA Council/Staff on intellectual freedom issues, serves as resource for NYLA members and works in tandem with Intellectual Freedom Roundtable to respond to infringements on intellectual freedom.
• Nominates individual and/or organization to receive Intellectual Freedom Award.
• Provides quarterly update on intellectual freedom issues for NYLA Bulletin.

Awards Committee Chair

• Presides, schedules and sets agenda for committee meetings.
• Solicits, reviews and recommends for approval nominations for NYLA Outstanding Service to Libraries Award, NYLA Outstanding Advocate of Libraries Award, and Mary Bobinski Innovative Library Director Award.

Conference Program Committee Chair

• Presides, schedules and sets agenda for committee meetings.
• Works with NYLA staff and Section representatives to solicit, review and recommend workshops/topics for inclusion in the Annual Conference.
• Works with NYLA staff to implement conference program.

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