PCconstitution

ARTICLE V -

OFFICERS

Section 1. The officers of the Council shall be the President, the Executive Officer and the

Secretary.

Section 2. Annually and in the Spring at the first Council meeting following elections, the

members of the Council shall vote among themselves for two offices, those of Executive Officer

and Secretary. Following nominations, voting shall be by secret ballot, and in the event of a tie,

balloting shall continue until a candidate receives a simple majority. Each office shall be voted

upon individually, thus permitting candidates not elected to be nominated for another office.

Section 3. The President, who according to canon law is the pastor, shall preside at all meetings

of the Council, and shall have the authority to call such special meetings as in his judgment may

be necessary.

Section 4. The Executive Officer shall be the assistant to the Pastor/President in coordinating

the work of the Council. He assists the pastor in preparing for meetings and in following up on

the Council’s work. The pastor may delegate the Executive Officer to chair meetings. The

Executive Officer shall also perform other tasks as may be delegated to him by the pastor. The

Executive Officer is to insure that an effective means is established whereby the parish

community is kept informed of the Council’s work.

Section 5, The Secretary shall take minutes at all regular and special meetings of the Council,

and shall communicate these minutes to Council members sufficiently prior to the next meeting.

The Secretary shall preserve the minutes in a permanent record. The Secretary shall issue and

retain reports and shall prepare and send out all correspondence necessitated by the work of

the Council. The Secretary shall also attend to preparing notices to appear in the parish bulletin

pertaining to the work of the Council, as well as any other publicity material for use in various

communications media.

Section 6. The Executive Officer and the Secretary are to be lay persons. They are to serve for

one year terms and may succeed themselves for one successive term.