DUTIES SPECIFIED IN BYLAWS (Article II, Section 9):

1. Serve as Parliamentarian at all business and Executive Committee meetings.

2. Revise the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy as directed by appropriate vote of the membership or Executive Committee.

DUTIES STATED OR IMPLIED BY POLICY:

1. Based on the minutes of E.C. meetings and Annual Business Meeting, update ABS Policy and other documents annually after the annual meetings. Include the note [Enacted at 19## E. C. Meetings.]? or [Enacted at 19## Business Meeting.]? following each new Policy item to distinguish between policy enacted by the E. C. alone from that also approved by the membership at a Business Meeting. Provide a copy of revised documents to all office holders.

2. Send the ABS Constitution, Bylaws, Policy, as well as document stating the duties of office holders (including the updated roster and phone list) to all newly elected Executive Committee members and to newly appointed committee chairpersons, liaisons, and representatives.

SUGGESTIONS:

1. The Parliamentarian should be present at all meetings of the Executive Committee and at the Annual Business Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. At these meetings the Parliamentarian should assist the presiding officer in following parliamentary procedure and act as the reference person on questions relating to the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy of the Animal Behavior Society.

2. The Parliamentarian ensures that policy decisions are within limits established by the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy and that necessary changes to the ABS documents reflect the intent of new policy decisions.

3. The Parliamentarian should act as reference for all constitutional or bylaws questions that arise between annual meetings. He or she should write all revisions of the Constitution, Bylaws, or Policy necessitated by changes in Society structure or policy. The Parliamentarian should explain constitutional issues to the general membership as needed, particularly before a vote on amendments to the Constitution or Bylaws. Constitutional amendments, which require a mail ballot should be explained in the Newsletter containing the proposed constitutional amendments.

4. Submit annual report, including expenses and proposed budget, to the Executive Committee. The annual report should include suggested wording of changes to the Constitution, Bylaws, or Policy if changes are contemplated at or following the annual meeting. The wording of Constitution and Bylaws changes should be finalized at the first Executive Committee meeting of the annual meeting and presented to the full membership at the Annual Business Meeting.

5. Submit annual report, correspondence files, and other appropriate archive materials to Historian. Correspondence and materials relating to the Society's unresolved issues should be passed to the succeeding Parliamentarian.

6. Update the duties of office entry for this office and that of other positions in the Society for future editions of the office holders' handbook.