SDCL tit. 16, ch. 17, app TO CHAPTER 16-17, art. VI, 6.3

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Duties

The Executive Director will:

a. carry out and oversee the State Bar strategic plan;

b. advocate the State Bar's agenda with South Dakota's legislative and executive branches of government;

c. work with the Supreme Court to create appropriate rules regulating the State Bar and its Members;

d. serve notice of all Member and Bar Commission meetings;

e. keep the minutes of Member and Bar Commission meetings and authenticate State Bar records as necessary;

f. maintain the State Bar's books, papers, and records and provide for their inspection for any proper purpose at any reasonable time;

g. maintain a current register of the names and post office addresses of all Members and include other information provided by the Members;

h. participate in national conferences and forums approved by the Bar Commission;

i. approve bills for payment, subject to limits prescribed by the Bar Commission;

j. execute all contracts and instruments of conveyance in the State Bar's name as authorized by the Bar Commission;

k. have custody, and keep proper account of all State Bar funds;

l. sign checks, drafts, and notes on behalf of the State Bar;

m. endorse checks, notes, and other obligations payable to the State Bar and deposit them in the State Bar account determined by the Bar Commission;

n. pay all normal and ordinary State Bar bills in the ordinary course of business and seek Bar Commission approval before paying any extraordinary bill;

o. submit State Bar books and records for a Board approved independent audit;

p. deliver a financial report at each regular Bar Commission meeting and deliver an annual financial report to the Members at the Annual Meeting;

q. propose policies to ensure proper functioning of the State Bar;

r. hire, supervise, and, if necessary, terminate State Bar employees and determine State Bar employees' salary and benefits subject to Bar Commission approval;

s. deliver a report to the Board at each regular Board meeting and to the Members at their Annual Meeting and prepare other reports as requested by the Bar Commission;

t. call Member and Bar Commission Special Meetings, as provided for in these Bylaws; and,

u. perform all other duties usually incident to the chief operations officer and corporate secretary/treasurer along with any other duties assigned by the Board and President.

SDCL tit. 16, ch. 17, app TO CHAPTER 16-17, art. VI, 6.3