ORSA Proposed Future Governance Structure

Purpose

The Ohio Recreational Sports Association Succession Plan ensures continuity and accountability throughout the association’s committee members. The plan enables the ORSA leadership team to have a better understanding of the entire association by offering each member a wide range of experiences during his/her time serving on the Executive Committee.

Updates beginning after fall workshop (non-voting)

ORSA’s fiscal and programming year• Committee positions (non-executive committee) will assume

responsibilities at the conclusion of the fall workshop.• Fiscal year will run January – December• Budget approval in December/Implementation in January

Proposed Constitutional Amendments (voting)

Current• President, Vice President, Secretary,

Student Representative• Two year term (professional) / one

year term (student)• Terms begin at conclusion of NIRSA

conference

Proposed• President Elect, President, Past

President, Student Representative• Three year term (professional)/one

year term (student), voting at state workshop

• Terms begin at conclusion of state workshop

Executive Committee

Proposed Constitutional Amendments (voting)

Current - Secretary• Chair of ORSA Host Site Committee• Record meeting minutes• Attend/speak at ORSA business

meetings

Proposed – President Elect• Committees/Marketing Coordinator• Short/long range goals and objectives• Attend/speak at the ORSA Workshop

New Member Orientation• Record meeting minutes

Executive Committee

Proposed Constitutional Amendments (voting)

Current – Vice President• Coordinate and oversee all the day to day

operations of the Standing and Ad-Hoc committees.

• Work with Marketing Coordinator to develop and coordinate all ORSA multi-media applications.

• Assist in development of short and long range goals and objectives.

• Attend and speak at the ORSA Workshop New Member Orientation.

Executive CommitteeProposed – Past President• Collaborate with N&E Committee to recruit

President Elect and Student Representative candidates

• Manage fall workshop & Host Site Committee• Collaborate with Treasurer with all monetary

functions associated with fall workshop• Lead the outgoing and incoming committee

member meeting at the annual fall workshop

Proposed Constitutional Amendments (voting)

Current – President• Preside over all state business meetings, enforce laws and

regulations of the association and carry out the will of the members

• The President shall appoint the Treasurer and all committees.

• Facilitate upcoming goals and objectives of ORSA Executive Committee

• coordinate the new member orientation at the annual state workshop

Executive CommitteeProposed – President• Preside over all state business meetings, enforce laws and

regulations of the association and carry out the will of the members

• Recruit/select members for appointed positions• Assist Past President in all operational functions of

annual fall workshop• Facilitate upcoming Goals and Objectives of the ORSA• Coordinate New Member Orientation at the fall

workshop

Proposed Constitutional Amendments (voting)

Current – Student Rep• The student representative will work closely with the

ORSA President, National Student representative, Region III Student Representative and Region III Vice President.

• Maintain communication with student members through campus reps, assist with the coordination of student activities/presentations at the ORSA State Workshop and Region III Student Lead On,

• Conduct a student session at the ORSA State Workshop and serve on the Student Leadership and Development Committee.

Proposed – Student Rep• Act as co-chair of the Marketing and Leadership and

Development Committees• Serve on the Executive Committee and collaborate with

the President on all association correspondence.• Collaborate with the ORSA President, National Student

representative, Region III Student Representative and Region III Vice President to inform and educate students through conference presentations and committee involvement.

Executive Committee

Proposed Constitutional Amendments (voting)

• Past President becomes vacant• President assumes responsibilities and takes over Past President at next ORSA Business Meeting

• President becomes vacant• President Elect assumes responsibilities and takes over as President at next ORSA Business

Meeting• President Elect becomes vacant• President assumes responsibilities until the next ORSA Business Meeting

• Student Representative becomes vacant• President Elect assumes responsibilities. Election held at the next ORSA Business Meeting

Vacancies

Updates to appointed positions (non-voting)

Treasurer• Three-year term with mutual option to extend• Recruiting period for vacant position: 30 days prior to the appointment

Marketing Coordinator• Three-year term with mutual option to extend• Recruiting period for vacant position: 30 days prior to the appointment• Chair Marketing Committee

Appointed Positions

Committee updates (non-voting)

Ad-hoc and Appointed• Chair – two year term, option to renew, no more than four consecutive years• Co-Chair – two year term, no option to renew• Member – one year term, may reapply• Student Member – one year term, may reapply

Committee Structure

Committee updates (non-voting)

Committees - Appointed• Budget and Allocations • Constitution• Historian• Awards and Recognition

Committees - ad-hoc• Membership, Necrology and Retirement• Social• Professional Development (formerly two

committees: Student Development and Scholarship)

• Extramural• Marketing (new committee)• Nominations and Elections

Questions