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Policy and personnel committee recommends keeping secretary post and scheduling annual officer elections
Summary
The committee discussed officer roles under the bylaws and statute, noted the secretary position is vacant, and reached consensus to keep the secretary as a third‑line backup (certifier/backup to vice chair) while scheduling annual elections to comply with statute; no bylaw change was decided and the recommendation will go to the full board.
The CT Paid Leave Authority’s policy and personnel committee discussed officer roles and whether to retain the secretary position.
Aaron led the discussion, noting the statute and bylaws provide for a chair and vice chair and that bylaws add a secretary. He said the secretary has historically served as a backup certifier and a backup to the vice chair when necessary and that the position is currently vacant. “We also created a secretary… in practice the secretary has been second in line,” Aaron said, explaining past practice and the limited practical duties assigned to the role.
Committee members said they support complying with the statute’s annual‑election requirement and expressed varying views on whether the secretary’s duties should be expanded. One member said there is no harm in keeping a three‑deep structure for continuity; another cautioned against creating a job with no work. Several members recalled occasions when a secretary (John Scott) filled in to chair a meeting when both the chair and vice chair were unavailable.
The committee urged staff to schedule annual officer elections and recommended that the board consider whether to retain the secretary role or amend the bylaws; the full board must act on any bylaw changes and conduct the elections. No formal bylaw change or vote on officer appointments occurred at this meeting.
