IJJA DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
List of Duties

1. Hold office for a term of two years. If this is not possible due to unforeseen circumstances after the Representative has been elected, the Representative is to make every effort to hold office until the Annual Conference in September is complete.

2. Hold office until successors have been elected and qualified. Continue handling all assigned duties until a new Representative has been elected, as notified by President.

3. Committed to, and supportive of, the mission and goals of IJJA.

4. Attend all Board of Director meetings. Only two absences will be allowed.

5. Vote on monetary and other important issues at meetings.

6. Vote for Lead Representative at the first IJJA meeting.

7. Acquire memberships through promotion of Association and contact with District members. Continually encourage membership in your district by contacting previous members that have not renewed and potential new members.

8. Represent your district at every meeting. Give a report of events occurring in your district every meeting. This information will be included in the IJJA newsletter.

9. Distribute minutes to general membership in your district within two weeks of receiving them from the secretary. Minutes from the November meeting will be sent to all members, regardless if membership has been renewed. Minutes from all future meetings will be distributed to current members only.

10. Maintain regular contact with IJJA members in their district and provide any necessary information. A district representative acts as liaison to the members.

11. Have membership on conference committees, with the exception of the Executive Committee. Attend to rules and duties of those specific committees.

12. Acquire at least five (5) raffle prizes for the raffle committee before the conference.

13. Perform other duties as assigned by the President

14. Each board member is expected to pay $8.00 towards the lunch fee at board meetings. Although the Board most often pays for travel and lodging expenses, it is the Representative's responsibility to pay for their own food expenses. Please speak with your Employers and ask them to support you in any way possible.