board member/office assistant

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AmyA1 (Washington)
Posts: 101

Posted:

We are looking for an on call office assistant for when our manager goes on vacation or is ill. Our Board President would be great for this since she knows the inner working of the office, but wants to be compensated for time. Our Bylaws are stated below, and we are not sure if an "assistant" that may only be working a couple of times a year would be considered a managerial position? Thoughts??

a. No Director shall receive compensation from the Association for serving in that capacity.
b. No Association Member in a paid managerial position for the Association shall serve on the Board.

JohnC46 (South Carolina)
Posts: 14,265

Posted:

Amy

a. No Director shall receive compensation from the Association for serving in that capacity.

A says no Director will be paid for being a director. Her filling in does not count as being a director.

b. No Association Member in a paid managerial position for the Association shall serve on the Board.

B could be trickier but I say being paid as part timer is not a paid managerial position.

I say use her.

AugustinD
Posts: 5,144

Posted:

My take is B disallows the Board President from taking the job.

TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059

Posted:

Amy,

Technically, you could pay the person for those duties.

However, the perception from the membership might not be seeing those duties as separate from a Director.

My suggestion, hire someone else or have nobody for that time frame with a phone message to contact a board member.

GeorgeS21 (Florida)
Posts: 3,808

Posted:

Concur with Tim.

Perception is Reality.

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