Pronto los miembros recibirán una papeleta de votación para que elijan la Junta del Capitulo de la Asociación Psiquiátrica Americana de Puerto Rico del 2011 al 2013.
Estas son las posiciones y las funciones de los oficiales de la Junta segun dice el reglamento,
The President shall preside at all meetings of the membership and of the Council and shall otherwise perform such duties as are customary for presiding officers.
The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President in his absence.
The President-Elect shall assume the office of President as of the last day of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in May on or about one year following his or her election as President-Elect. The President-Elect shall assist the President by acting as overall coordinator of all committee functions.
The Secretary is responsible for keeping a record of the proceedings of all meetings of the District Branch and of the Board of Directors. He must keep a list of all members; issue notices of all meetings; notify officers and members of committees of their election or appointment; and certify all official records.
The Treasurer shall have charge of all funds and collect all dues. He or she shall pay all expenses of the District Branch by and with the consent and approval of the membership. He or she shall make a written annual report to this Association at the April meeting upon the official transactions of income and expenditures of this Association, and the report should be certified by an accountant.
The Representative to the Assembly of District Branches of the American Psychiatric Association or his or her Deputy shall represent this Association in the Assembly, and/or its subgroups, at all official meetings of the American Psychiatric Association, and report back to this Association.
All officers shall enter upon their duties at the close of business on the last day of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association next following their election, and shall continue in office for two years, or until their successors are duly elected and assume office.
(taken from the Constitution and Bylaws of the Puerto Rico Psychiatric Society approved on November 21, 2006).
You may read the entire Bylaws at
http://www.puertoricopsychiatricsociety.org/
