Modify the treasurer’s role?

During the morning portion of Region 6’s Spring Assembly in Albany, N.Y., April 6, longtime board member and current treasurer Debbie H. announced that she would not be seeking reelection to the board. Her position expires at the Fall Assembly, so the Region is seeking applicants.

Several topics were discussed during the finance committee’s meeting later in the morning. One was the idea to divide the treasurer’s oversight role from the banker’s role of executing payments and other functions. The rationale offered was that the treasurer’s job would be more accessible to Canadian members; because the Region’s bank accounts are in the U.S., Canadians cannot be signatories.

The committee said it would begin the process of winning Assembly approval for the proposal. Here’s the report the committee filed during the afternoon session: