Section II.
Responsibilities of CCFT Officers

1. The President shall preside over all meetings of the Board, of the Council of Representatives, and of the general membership. He/she shall represent the CCFT to the Board of Trustees of the Community College District and to all other official bodies. The President, in consultation with the Executive Board, shall appoint the chairs and membership of all CCFT standing and ad hoc committees.
2. The Vice-President shall assume the responsibilities of the President if the presidency is vacant or if the President is unable to attend meetings or represent the CCFT. The Vice-President is responsible for maintaining the membership and for heading membership drives. The Vice-President shall assume other responsibilities as the President or the Executive Board may require.
3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep minutes of the Executive Board, of the Council of Representatives, and of general membership meetings; see to the distribution of the minutes to the CCFT membership; be responsible for all official correspondence and the keeping of non-monetary records; and be responsible for the conduct of elections.
4. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare annually an itemized budget for presentation to the Executive Board and to the membership; prepare detailed semester reports of income and expenditures for presentation to the Board; be responsible for maintaining all CCFT accounts, filing all necessary financial statements, and keeping an up-to-date record of members' payment of dues; and work with the payroll office to arrange and to ensure the accuracy of payroll deductions of union dues.
5. Voting members of the Executive Board will also serve as delegates to union conventions. Additional delegates and alternates to which the CCFT may be entitled may be appointed by the Executive Board.

Section III.
Chairs and Other Official Responsibilities

1. The grievance officer has the primary responsibility of monitoring the enforcement of the contract. This responsibility is shared with the Executive Board and all members of the bargaining unit. The grievance officer must represent the unit in the contractually mandated grievance procedure and keep detailed records of each phase of the procedure.
2. The chair of the negotiations committee is a CCFT member and is the spokesperson for the negotiating team. He/she helps develop contract proposals/contract modifications and is responsible for keeping the Executive Board and the membership informed about negotiations. The Executive Board may designate an official from the CFT as chief negotiator, or the chair of the negotiations committee may serve as chief negotiator.
3. The chair of the part-time faculty committee is responsible for consulting with the temporary faculty and for bringing their concerns to the Executive Board and to the chair of the negotiations committee.
4. The chair of the Committee on Political Education (COPE), in consultation with the Executive Board, is responsible for recruiting candidates for the Board of Trustees and for recommending endorsements to the Executive Board. For those local campaigns in which the CCFT is playing an active role, the chair of COPE is to act as a liaison between the CCFT and the candidates' organizations. He/she is also responsible for soliciting donations to candidates and COPE from CCFT members and for recommending to the Executive Board expenditures on behalf of a candidate. COPE will also keep the Executive Board and the general membership informed about the introduction, status, and final action of bills at the state and federal levels that pertain to education at the local level. The committee will also organize letter writing and other forms of political activity by the CCFT membership.
5. The newsletter editor is responsible for regular reporting of CCFT news to the membership. He/she is responsible for all newsletter editorial functions and for keeping the membership informed about the actions of the Executive Board, the Council of Representatives, and committees.

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