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This is the eleventh in a series of articles we’re running, focusing on the roles that people interested in helping the county party might consider stepping into. If you missed any of the previous articles you can access back issues of the Blue Beacon by going to the Blue Beacon link on our website, https://www.dptc-nm.org.
All of the positions that we’ve discussed up to this point are elected positions, filled during the ward, precinct and county elections that are held in the spring of odd-numbered years. The positions of Treasurer and Secretary are different. They are appointed by the County Chair as soon as possible after the elections and serve at the pleasure of the County Chair.
The County Secretary’s primary responsibilities are to record and preserve the minutes of meetings of the County Central Committee and Executive Committee, of which they are automatic members, and to file required non-financial reports with the state party and County Clerk. They also lead the team that arranges those meetings and just about anything else the County Chair delegates to them.
The County Treasurer is the Chief Financial Officer of the party, submitting Treasurer’s Reports to the County Central Committee, delegates to the biennial County Convention and to the Secretary of State’s office. Like the County Secretary, the Treasurer is an automatic member of the County Central Committee and Executive Committee.
Next week we’ll focus on several un-official positions where volunteers can help the party.
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