The officers of the Authority shall be a Chairman,
a Vice Chairman, a Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer and a Secretary
who shall be Executive Director.
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of
the Authority. Except as otherwise authorized by resolution of the
Authority, the Chairman shall sign all contracts, deeds and other
instruments made by the Authority. At each meeting, the Chairman shall
submit such recommendations and information as he may consider proper
concerning the business affairs and policies of the Authority.
The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of
the Chairman in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman and in case
of a vacancy in the office of the Chairman.
A.
The Treasurer shall sign all orders and checks for
the payment of money and shall pay out and disburse such moneys under
the direction of the Authority except as otherwise authorized by resolution
of the Authority. The Authority may by resolution designate one or
more members to countersign such orders and checks and may from time
to time qualify, change or cancel any such designation. If the Treasurer
or Assistant Treasurer is unavailable to sign checks, any other authorized
signer of the Authority may sign the checks.
[Amended 3-30-1999]
B.
The Assistant Treasurer shall perform the duties of
the Treasurer in the absence or incapacity of the Treasurer and in
case of a vacancy in the office of the Treasurer.
C.
The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer shall give bond
for the faithful performance of their duties. Any member elected to
the office of Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer shall serve without
compensation other than payment of necessary expenses.
A.
The Executive Director of the Authority shall be the
ex officio Secretary and shall have general supervision over the administration
of its business and affairs, subject to the direction of the Authority.
He shall be charged with the management of the housing projects of
the Authority. He shall have care and custody of all funds of the
Authority and shall deposit the same in the name of the Authority
in such bank or banks as the Authority may select. He shall keep regular
books of accounts showing receipts and expenditures and shall render
to the Authority, at each regular meeting, or more often when requested,
an account of his transactions and also of the financial condition
of the Authority.
B.
The compensation of the Executive Director shall be
determined by the Authority, and he shall give bond for the faithful
performance of his duties, but a member of the Authority serving as
Secretary and Executive Director in a temporary capacity shall serve
without compensation other than the payment of necessary expenses.
A.
The Secretary shall keep the records of the Authority,
shall act as Secretary of the meetings of the Authority and record
all votes and shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Authority
in a minute book to be kept for such purposes (documents and supplementary
material forming a part of the minutes may be kept in a supplementary
document book) and shall perform all duties incident to his office.
He shall keep in safe custody the Seal of the Authority and shall
have power to affix such Seal to all contracts and instruments authorized
to be executed by the Authority.
B.
At any regular or special meeting, in the absence
of the Secretary, a Secretary pro tempore may be appointed from among
the members of the Authority who shall serve without compensation
other than the payment of necessary expenses.
The members of the Authority shall perform such
duties as are incumbent upon them by reason of their election to any
office and shall perform such other duties and functions as may from
time to time be required by the Authority or the bylaws or which may
arise by reason of their appointment to serve on committees functioning
within the Authority or in cooperation with other persons or groups.
A.
The Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Assistant
Treasurer shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Authority
from among the members of the Authority and shall hold office for
one year or until their successors are elected and qualified.
B.
The Authority shall appoint one person to fill the
office of Secretary and Executive Director. Any person appointed to
fill the office of Secretary and Executive Director, or any vacancy
therein, shall have such terms as the Authority fixes, but no member
of the Authority shall be eligible to this office except as a temporary
appointee.
Should the office of Chairman, Vice Chairman,
Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer become vacant, the Authority shall
elect a successor from its membership at the next meeting, and such
election shall be for the unexpired term of said office.
The Authority may from time to time employ such
personnel as it dooms necessary to exercise its powers, duties and
functions as prescribed by the Housing Authority Law of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, as amended, and all other laws of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts applicable thereto.
