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Past President

PAST PRESIDENT

Term: 1 year (lifetime use of title “Past President”, all past presidents become honorary members on retirement from full-time librarianship. )

  • Voting member of the NJLA Executive Board.
  • Attends monthly NJLA Executive Board meetings and NJLA functions including any annual business or membership meetings.
  • Chairs the Nominations and Elections Committee and serves on this committee the following year as prior Past President. Also Chairs the Executive Board’s Employee Relations Committee which evaluates the Executive Director.

All Executive Board positions require the following:

  • Must be a member in good standing of NJLA to be elected as an officer of the Association.
  • Any Executive Board member who does not attend 3 Executive Board meetings (2, if consecutive) in any year, shall be notified by the president that if the member fails to attend a 4th meeting (3rd, if consecutive), a motion for removal from office may be placed on the agenda of the following meeting. A two-thirds vote of the Executive Board shall be required for such removal.
  • At the discretion of the NJLA President, Executive Board members may serve on at least one NJLA Executive Board Committee and/or Task Force. Executive Board members may also be asked to serve as liaisons to NJLA Sections.