President overview

• The club president is responsible for all club activities

• Is an ex-officio member of all committees and should offer guidance to committees in the

  areas of finance and planning to keep in line with club objectives

• Calls and presides over all club meetings, including the AGM

• Supervises all members of the club executive

• Reviews and approves the hiring qualified Skate Canada coaches to administer our

  programs along with Director of Skating

• Keeps Executive current on all National, Sectional and Regional changes

• Provides reports as required by the Vancouver Island Region, BC/YT Section and Skate

  Canada

• Attends the Tri-Annual Vancouver Island Region meetings

• Attends the BC/YK Section AGM in person or by proxy

• Is prepared to attend the National AGM in person or by proxy

• Attends or sends a delegate to all other meetings (e.g. President’s meetings, BC Gaming

  meetings, Rec Centre meetings)

• Sees that the club is run under rules of:

  o SkateCanada
  o RevenueCanada
  o LabourStandards
  o BCGamingCommission
  o WestshoreParks&RecreationSociety(WSPR) o CityCentrePark(Westhills)
  o BCSocietiesAct

• Provides direction and assists in preparing registration and season calendars

• Facilitates meetings regarding dispute resolution

• Prepared to attend club sessions if required

• Liaises with the Director(s) of Skating and Coaches

• Is responsible to the Recreation Centre for the behaviour of parents, siblings and skaters

• Works closely with Director(s) of Skating, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer on club

  operations

• Chairs annual scheduling meeting with Executive and Coaches

• Maintain control of club assets (storage lockers, etc)

• Sees that the club does an Ice Show on an agreed upon basis

• Has the best interests of the whole club in mind at all times

• Attends skating sessions, as much as possible, to keep informed and is available to the

  membership when possible (e.g. CanSkate sessions where the most parent assistance/

  information is required)

• Books ice times and facility rooms as required per season.

• Monitors and answers club emails when no one is in charge (admin and registration)

• Be involved (CC’d) in the process of sending emails through our Uplifter

• Oversees Club website and club media posts

• Be aware of Club Financials