District Officer Roles

Wisbech District Officer and Committee Roles

If you are thinking you might want to stand for a post as a District Officer, or join the District Committee but are  not sure what it might entail?   Maybe this will help:

President

• • Leadership and ambassadorial role.

  • Chairs District Committee meetings and District business meetings.

  • Acts as a point of contact concerning safeguarding issues.

  • Elected at the ADM each year.

Secretary

• • General organisational and communication role for District Meetings and other District activities and business.

  • Secretary to District Committee meetings & District business meetings.

  • Ex-officio member of Ely DA General Committee.

  • Provides District information, including membership records, for the website and Annual Report.

  • Elected at the ADM each year.

Ringing Master

• • Runs the ringing at District meetings or when the District hosts an Association event.

  • Elected at the ADM each year.

Treasurer

• • Looks after the finances of the district including the district bank account.

  • Arranges for the examination of the accounts for the ADM each year

  • Elected at the ADM each year.

Central Council Representative

• • One of four Ely DA reps (1 per District) attends the annual Central Council meeting.

  • Ex-officio member of the Ely DA General Committee (one of the four attending at any one meeting).

  • Normally nominated at the ADM every third year, for election at the Ely DA AGM to take office in the following year.

Education Officer

• • Organises and co-ordinates training and education events for the District.

Webmaster

• • Maintains the District website, with links to other websites for the Association, using information provided by the District Secretary and others.

  • Co-opted by the District Committee

Bell Restoration Fund Trustee

• • One of four District-elected Trustees (1 per District) for the Ely DA Bell Restoration Fund.

  • Ex-officio member of EDA BRF Committee.

  • The Fund provides financial assistance for the provision, maintenance and improvement of bells and installations in the Diocese of Ely with a view to the recording and preservation of bell ringing activities.

  • Normally nominated at the ADM every fifth year, for election at the Ely DA AGM.

Diocesan Committee Representative

• • Represents District interests and opinions on the Ely DA General Committee, of which they are ex-officio members.

  • Elected at the ADM each year.

Bell Adviser

• • The District Bell Adviser shall periodically inspect and advise on maintenance of bells and towers in the District, shall support the Association Bell Adviser in his work, and shall be a member of the Bells Sub-committee.

The Following District officers:

President.

Secretary.

Ringing Master.

Treasurer.

Central Council Representative.

Education Officer.

Bell Restoration Fund Trustee/ Bell advisor

Diocesan Committee Representative

... are ex-officio members of the District committee. 

Additional committee members can be elected at the ADM each year as required.

Other Committee Members

• • Support, encourage and provide fresh ideas for District meetings, activities and events.

  • Help to run District activities, assist District Officers.

  • Coopted at the first District Committee meeting each year.

Committee meetings and business meetings

Normally, there are three business meetings in a year, held as part of a District meeting.  The Annual District Meeting in January is one of the business meetings.   There are at least two committee meetings in a year, arranged at a time to suit the committee members.