Section 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES


ACPM’s Executive Director is responsible for establishing and maintaining written administrative policies that serve to implement policies approved by the ACPM Board of Regents and/or ACPM’s committees. The authorities and responsibilities of the Executive Director are subject to such limitations as are contained in the policies and bylaws of ACPM and interpreted by the Board and officers.

The Executive Director is responsible for developing policies and procedures in the following areas:

Personnel: This includes recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating staff; determining compensation of staff; developing job descriptions; and implementing and recommending changes to the employee handbook.

Financial management: The Executive Director is responsible for developing procedures for handling receipts, administering accounts payable and accounts receivable, and facilitating an annual audit of ACPM’s financial activities. ACPM has a fiscal reserve policy to target having one year core operating expenses in the reserves.

Membership applications and renewals: This includes establishing procedures to record and process membership applications and allowing members to renew and upgrade their membership.