IV. Officers

1. The officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice President, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, and a Treasurer.

a. The officers shall be and remain currently paid‑up members of the UEP as a condition for nomination to and service in their respective positions during their terms of office.

b. The officers shall be elected by and from the active membership of the Association. Such election shall be by open nominations and secret ballot. The Elections Committee of the Association shall conduct the vote, tally the ballots, and announce the results.

c. The President and Vice President shall be elected for a term of two years, commencing on June 1 of any odd‑numbered calendar year. The Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer shall be elected for a term of two years, commencing on June 1 of any even‑numbered calendar year.

d. A person holding the office of President shall be limited to two (2) consecutive elected terms of two (2) years each. After a break in service of at least two (2) years, and fulfilling all of the conditions of the office, he/she again shall be entitled to serve as President.

2. The President shall:

a. Be the chief executive officer of the Association and its policy leader:

b. Be the official spokesperson for the Association;

c. Prepare the agenda for the meetings of the Association, the Representative Council, and the Executive Board in consultation with the Vice President;

d. Preside at meetings of the Association, Representative Council, and Executive Board;

e. Appoint committee chairs and members of committees, excluding members of the bargaining team, with the majority approval of the Executive Board; and

f. Enact in a timely manner all valid petitions, policies, resolutions, objectives, and directives determined by the General Membership, the Representative Council, and/or the Executive Board.

3. The Vice President shall:

a. Serve as assistant to the President in all duties of the President;

b. Assume the duties of the President in the absence of the President;

c. Prepare the agenda for the meetings of the Association, the Representative Council, and the Executive Board in consultation with the President; and

d. Serve as the coordinator of communications between, and activities of, all committees of the Association.

4. The Recording Secretary shall:

a. Keep a careful and accurate record of the proceedings of each meeting, regular or special, of the Association, Representative Council, and the Executive Board;

b. Keep a careful and accurate record of attendance at each meeting, regular or special, of the Representative Council and the Executive Board;

c. Record the cause for absence of a member of the Executive Board from a scheduled meeting of the Executive Board; and

d. Supervise the membership chairperson's keeping of an accurate roster of the membership of the Association and of all committees.

e. In the absence of the Recording Secretary, the President or designee shall appoint a temporary Recording Secretary from the members of the quorum.

5. The Corresponding Secretary shall:

a. Carry on the correspondence pertaining to the affairs of the Association as directed by the President; and

b. Supervise the preparation of ballots for all elections by the Elections Chair.

6. The Treasurer shall:

a. Receive all funds belonging to the Association and be responsible for their safekeeping and accounting;

b. Pay out such funds upon orders of the President;

c. Submit membership and financial reports to CTA, NEA, and other agencies as required by law; and

d. Act as Chair of the Budget Committee.

7. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist in the case of death, dismissal, recall, resignation, removal, revocation of membership, or inability to serve in any of the offices of the Association.

a. In case of a vacancy occurring in the office of the President, the Vice President shall assume the office.

b. In the event that both President and Vice President cannot fulfill their terms of office, the Executive Board shall appoint a temporary President from the Executive Board by a majority vote and shall arrange for the election of a permanent President and Vice President to complete any unexpired term at the time of the next general election.

c. In the event a vacancy occurs in one of the other offices, the President shall appoint a replacement with the majority approval of the Executive Board and an election shall be held to elect a successor to fill any unexpired term at the next general election.

8. A recall of any officer may be initiated by a petition signed by twenty percent (20%) of the Active membership.

a. A statement of the reason(s) for the proposed recall shall be part of the recall petition.

b. Each person named in the recall petition shall have the right to make a rebuttal statement which shall be distributed to the Representative Council at least seven (7) days before the recall vote.

c. Recall shall be by the Representative Council; a two‑thirds (2/3) vote shall be required to effect a recall.

9. A disciplinary notice of “failure to satisfactorily perform the duties of the office” may be issued to any officer.

a. A statement of the reason(s) for the disciplinary notice shall be part of the notice.

b. The notice may be initiated and served by any of the listed parties or methods:

(1) The President with the majority approval of the Executive Board;

(2) A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Executive Board;

(3) A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Representative Council.