Treasurer Duties:
a. To receive all monies of the NAACP Unit and promptly deposit the same in the name
of the NAACP Unit in a separate account or accounts in a responsibility bank or trust
company. No money shall be withdrawn from any account except by check signed by
the Treasurer and countersigned by the President.
b. To act as chief financial officer of the NAACP Unit and chair of the Finance
Committee.
c. To make authorized disbursements upon requisition signed by the Secretary and
countersigned by the President. Each requisition shall recite the amount and purpose
of the payment requested. Any requisition exceeding one hundred dollars or more in
the case of Branches, or twenty-five dollars or more in the case of College Chapters
and Youth Councils, must be approved by the Executive Committee before a check therefore is issued. The NAACP Unit bylaws may require that requisitions in smaller
amounts be approved by the Executive Committee.
d. To remit through the Secretary to the Association the proportion of membership fees
to which the Association is entitled, as hereinafter provided, within fifteen calendar
days after their receipt.
e. To submit reports to the NAACP Unit and the Executive Committee at all regular
meetings, or whenever required by either body, covering the financial condition of the
NAACP Unit showing receipts and disbursements and outstanding accounts unpaid
since the last report; to submit an Annual Report to the business of his/her office at
the Annual Meeting of the NAACP Unit, to which shall be appended a statement
signed by the President and Secretary that all funds by the NAACP Unit have been
listed in the Treasurer’s report. A copy of all reports by the Treasurer, when adopted
by the NAACP Unit, shall be forwarded to the National Office.
f. All NAACP Units shall require the Treasurer to be bonded at the expense of said
Unit.
g. Submit year-end financial reports to the National Office on or before March 1st.
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.