Page 31 - 2025 Brethren Home Position Statement

The Brethren Home Foundation Bylaws
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Section 2. The officers, Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary-
Treasurer shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors for a term of one (1) year at the first meeting,
to be known as organizational meeting, of the Board of Directors. An officer may be removed by the Board
at any time with or without cause.

Section 3. The Chair of the Board shall be the presiding officer of this Corporation and shall
preside at all meetings of the Corporation and the Board at which he/she is present. He/she may sign and
execute all authorized bonds, agreements and other obligations in the name of the Corporation.
Nothing herein shall preclude the Board of Directors from delegating the responsibility to execute bonds,
agreements and other obligations in the name of the Corporation to the President or to such other Officers
as it may deem appropriate. He/she shall have authority to appoint all ad hoc committees that may be
determined to be necessary.

Section 4. In the absence, removal, disability or death of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall discharge
the duties of the Chair until his/her return, or the disability is removed, or the vacancy is filled; and he/she
shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and keep, in suitable
books, minutes of said meetings and have charge of the minutes and records so kept. He/She shall send
out such notices as may be required by law or by these Bylaws to the Board of Directors and shall perform
generally all duties incidental to the office of the Secretary.
Section 6. The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all securities and investments of the
Corporation and shall deposit all investment income in such bank or banks as the Board of Directors shall
authorize; he/she shall keep an accurate account of all monies received or payments made and render
monthly reports as stated meetings of the Board of Directors and shall prepare an annual financial report
verified by him/her as the Treasurer and by the Chair, or verified by a majority of the directors, which report
shall contain such data as is required by the Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988 of Pennsylvania and any
amendments thereto.

Section 7. The President of The Brethren Home Community shall serve as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have the authority to supervise the administration of
the Corporation and all of its activities and departments subject only to such policies as may be adopted in
such orders as may be issued by the Board of Directors or by any of its committees to which it has delegated
power for such action. He/she shall act as the duly authorized representative of the Board of Directors in
all matters relating to operations for which the Board has not designated some other person for that specific
purpose.

The authority and duties of the President shall be:
To carry out all policies established by the Board;
To perfect and submit to the Board for approval a plan of organization of personnel
and others concerned with the operation of the Corporation;
To select, employ, control and discharge all employees;
To develop and maintain personnel policies and practices for the Corporation;
To see that all physical properties are kept in good state of repair and operating
condition;
To supervise all business affairs, handle all operational funds and to insure that all
funds are collected and expended to the best possible advantage;
To submit regularly to the Board of Directors monthly operational reports as may
be required by the Board;
To attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors;
To perform all other duties as may be necessary in the best interest of the Corporation.
To execute agreements, checks and other documents reflecting obligations or other
commitments of the Corporation under such terms and conditions as may be
established by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS