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Darling Downs Sailing Club

Executive Roles & Responsibilities

Commodore 

 • Provides and encourages leadership for all club activities 

• Chairs the monthly General Committee meetings

 • Represents the club at Official functions

 • Ensures that the club is run according to is Rules and Constitution 

• Chairs, and provides a report at the AGM

 

Vice Commodore 

• Chairs the monthly Sailing Committee meetings 

• Represents the club at Official functions in the absence of the Commodore

 • Provides and encourages leadership in the club's sailing activities 

• Attends the General Committee meetings providing a report on sailing issues 

• Provides a report to the AGM 

• Ensure all sailing is run according to the Sailing Rules 

• Oversees the production of the Sailing Programme

 

Secretary

 • Is the point of contact for Club correspondence from outside agencies 

• Sends official correspondence on behalf of the Club 

• Attends the General Committee meetings providing a report 

• Produces the agenda for the General Committee meetings

 • Takes and distributes minutes of the General Committee meetings 

• Sends out notices of the AGM and EGMs to Club members

 • Produces the agenda for the AGM • Takes minutes of the AGM 

• Has overall responsibility for membership matters

 • Ensures that any disciplinary processes are conducted within the club's rules 

• Commissions updates to the Club's Policy Statements and Procedures for General Committee approval

 

Treasurer

 • Maintains all club accounts to an auditabe standard

• Arranges payment of invoices within time • Raises invoices as required and ensures receipt of payment 

• Banks payments received by the club 

• Reconciles the bank account with the accounts monthly 

• Monitors the state of club accounts 

• Presents a monthly report at General Committee meetings 

• Raises concerns at General Committee meetings 

• Presents the annual accounts at the AGM

• Makes recommendations on subscription rates to the AGM

 

General Committee Member 

• To act as a trusted advisor to the club

• Attend monthly General Committee meetigs 

• To actively engage with the club membership 

• To be actively engaged and to participate in club activities 

• To lead club initiatives at the Flag Officer's discretion

 

Marketing & Promotions Officer 

• Provides communications to members and sponsors 

• Manage and maintains club website 

• Responsible for maintaining the appropriate public image of the club on Social Media channels (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Google+) 

• Posting of activity-based posts promoting club activities, sailing and land based activities on a regular basis and liaising appropriately with members of the public through social media channels

 

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