SCR 10.04. Officers

Officers. (1) Titles; Nomination and Election. The

officers of the state bar include a president, a president-elect, an

immediate past-president, a chairperson of the board of governors, a

secretary and a treasurer, who shall be nominated and elected in the

manner provided by the bylaws. Only active members of the state bar

residing and practicing law in Wisconsin are eligible to serve as

president or president-elect of the association. The term of office of the

president, president-elect, immediate past-president and chairperson of

the board of governors is one year. The term of the secretary and the

treasurer is 2 years, with the secretary elected in even-numbered years

and the treasurer elected in odd-numbered years. The term of each

officer runs until the qualification of a successor.

(2) Duties of officers. (a) President. The president is the chief

executive officer of the association. He or she shall be a

member-at-large of the board of governors and shall preside at all

meetings and assemblies of the association and the executive

committee. He or she shall make the appointments to and designate the

chairperson of all standing committees, create and appoint special

committees, and be a member, ex officio, of every committee.

(b) President-elect and past president. The president-elect and

immediate past-president shall each be a member-at-large of the board

of governors and the executive committee and shall perform all other

duties assigned to them by the president or board of governors or under

these rules or the bylaws. At the expiration of the one-year term of

office of the president, the president-elect shall succeed to the office of

president and the president shall succeed to the office of immediate

past-president.

large of the board

of governors and the executive committee and shall perform all other

duties assigned to them by the president or board of governors or under

these rules or the bylaws. At the expiration of the one-year term of

office of the president, the president-elect shall succeed to the office of

president and the president shall succeed to the office of immediate

past-president.

(c) Chairperson, board of governors. The chairperson of the

board of governors shall be elected from the board membership by its

members and shall be a member-at-large of the board of governors after

his or her election. The chairperson shall be a member of the executive

committee ex officio and shall preside at all meetings of the board of

governors.

(d) Secretary. The secretary shall be a member-at-large of the

board of governors. The secretary shall confer with and generally

supervise the executive director and the administrative staff of the state

bar as to the keeping of proper minutes and records, the maintenance of

correct membership files and mailing lists and the general operation of

the headquarters office and he or she shall make recommendations

thereon to the board of governors as required.

(e) Treasurer. The treasurer shall be a member-at-large of the

board of governors. The treasurer shall confer with and generally

supervise the executive director and administrative staff of the state bar

as to the methods and procedures used in the receipt, collection and

safekeeping of all funds of the state bar and the procedures for

disbursement and audit of the funds. The treasurer shall assist the

executive committee in preparing the annual budget and in presenting

it to the board of governors and shall make recommendations to the

board of governors as to the association's financial affairs, as required.

d procedures used in the receipt, collection and

safekeeping of all funds of the state bar and the procedures for

disbursement and audit of the funds. The treasurer shall assist the

executive committee in preparing the annual budget and in presenting

it to the board of governors and shall make recommendations to the

board of governors as to the association's financial affairs, as required.

(3) Compensation. The officers of the association shall receive

no compensation for their services, but shall receive reimbursement of

their expenses as authorized and directed by the board of governors.

(3m) Term of Office. The office of president and chairperson of

the board of governors shall be for one term only. The offices of

secretary and treasurer may be held for more than one term.