a. chosen because of their expertise, knowledge and experience;.

b. versed in the general work of United Methodist Women, as well as the work of The United Methodist Church and its outreach into the world;

c. keenly aware of the present day challenges to the church and deeply committed to dynamic responses to God's redemptive purpose in the world.

a. preside at all meetings of the jurisdiction organization and the jurisdiction Core Planning Group except when the jurisdiction Core Planning Group meets as the Quadrennial Meeting Committee and the Committee on Finance;

b. have the Core Planning Group as her primary responsibility;

c. sign vouchers with the seretaryd. become a director of the Women's Division as provided in ¶1324 of The Book of Discipline, 2004;

d. be the primary link between the Core Planning Group and the Women's Division.

a. preside when the Core Planning Group meets as the Quadrennial Meeting Committee;

b. coordinate and oversee the program components of the Quadrennial Meeting;.

c. preside in the absence of the president.

The SECRETARY shall actively work with the Core Planning Group to fulfill the PURPOSE. She shall:

a. take minutes and keep permanent records of all meetings of the jurisdiction Core Planning Group and the jurisdiction organization;b. distribute copies of the minutes, the budget and financial reports as directed to the jurisdiction Core Planning Group, the jurisdiction Committee on Nominations, conference presidents and others as designated;c. keep all official records and papers of committees, task groups, consultations, seminars and workshops;

d. sign vouchers with the president;

e. prepare publicity, program books, other printed materials, and a directory as determined by the jurisdiction Core Planning Group;

f. send biographical data, along with the names of those elected to the Women's Division, to the office of the Women's Division at the close of the quadrennial meeting of the jurisdiction organization of United Methodist Women;

g. preside in the absence of the vice president and the president; h. assume other duties and responsibilities as designated by the jurisdiction Core Planning Group.

a. receive all funds for the jurisdiction Core Planning Group;

b. prepare for the approval of the jurisdiction Core Planning Group, in consultation with the treasurer of the Women's Division, an annual and quadrennial budget, including annual and quadrennial budgets for the quadrennial meeting and for the Committee on Nominations;

c. preside when the jurisdiction Core Planning Group meets as a Finance Committee;

d. prepare a printed financial report for every meeting of the jurisdiction Core Planning Group that is to be distributed with the minutes;

e. disperse funds in accordance with the approved recommendation of the jurisdiction Core Planning Group and upon written order of the president and secretary;

f. have financial procedural work performed on an annual basis by a Certified Public Accountant or a person who has a minimum of a four (4) year accounting degree, and at the end of the quadrennium have the books audited by a CPA in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards using the cash basis of accounting. Present a copy of the report to the Core Planning Group and send a copy to the treasurer of the Women's Division;

g. preside in the absence of the president, vice president, and secretary.

a. chair meetings of the jurisdiction Committee on Nominations;

b.oversee files and records of the Committee on Nominations;

c. assume responsibilities as assigned depending on her skills, interests and the needs of the Core Planning Group.