DUTIES

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DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES

• POST COMMANDER
• POST SR. VICE COMMANDER
• POST JR. VICE COMMANDER

VFW By-Laws Section 218
Roy Swanner - Chief of Staff
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DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES

• POST COMMANDER

• Preside at all Post Meetings using Approved
  Ritual. Insure Post Business is Conducted
  according to By-Laws and Procedures
• Appoint all Committees and Committee Chairmen.
  Appoint Officers not Elected. Attend District
  Meetings
• Approve All Disbursement of Post Funds and
  Counter-sign all checks. Insure Quartermaster
  provides Monthly Accounting of All Revenues
  Expenses
• Encourage Eligible Veterans to Join VFW Post and
  Maintain Post Membership
• Ensure All Post Reports are Completed and
  Submitted in a Timely and Correct Manner
• Failure without Just Cause to Perform these
  Duties may result in Removal from Office

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POST COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preside at all Post Meetings using Approved
  Ritual. Insure Post Business is Conducted
  according to By-Laws and Procedures
• See Manual of Procedure for Details (the white
  pages)

• OPENING CEREMONIES
• ORDER OF BUSINESS
• CLOSING CEREMONIES

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POST COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Appoint all Post Committees and Committee
  Chairmen.
• Appoint Post Officers not Elected.
• Attend District Meetings

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POST COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Post Commander Approves ALL Disbursement of Post
  Funds and Counter-signs all checks.
• Insure Quartermaster Provides Monthly Written
  Accounting of ALL Revenues Expenses
  (Quartermasters Report)

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POST COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES
4. Encourage Eligible Veterans to Join VFW and
Maintain Post Membership through Ongoing
Recruiting Efforts.
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POST COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES
5. Ensure All Post Reports are Completed and
Submitted in a Timely and Accurate Manner
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POST COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES

• 6. FAILURE OF POST COMMANDER TO PERFORM THESE OR
  OTHER DUTIES MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.

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DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES
POST SENIOR VICE COMMANDER

• ASSIST THE POST COMMANDER AND PRESIDE IN HIS
  ABSENCE
• PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE ASSIGNED

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DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES
POST JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER

• ASSIST THE POST COMMANDER AND PRESIDE IN THE
  ABSENCE OF THE POST COMMANDER AND THE SENIOR VICE
  COMMANDER
• PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE ASSIGNED

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DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES
SUMMARY
UNDER THE POST COMMANDERS LEADERSHIP
OPERATION OF THE POST SHOULD BE A
TEAM EFFORT. ALL POST OFFICERS SHOULD RECEIVE A
COPY OF THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES PRIOR
TO INSTALLATION OR APPOINTMENT. THESE
RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THE
POST COMMANDER TO ENSURE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OFFICE.