Chha Gam Patidar Samaj
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How We’re Led

Our leadership has two parts: a Board of Directors that governs and sets direction, and Officers who carry the day-to-day work forward. Here is what each role does and why it exists.

Governance

The Board of Directors

Twelve directors — two from each of the six villages (one Governing, one Community) — currently join by application and Board approval, with the members electing them at the first regular biennial election. With the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, the Board is fourteen in all. The Board sets policy, approves the budget, and safeguards the Samaj.

Chairman

Lifetime

Leads the Board and the Samaj as its highest officer and a director ex officio. Presides over Board meetings, sets the long-term vision, and supervises the President.

Vice-Chairman

10-year term

Deputy to the Chairman. Supports executive leadership and automatically becomes Acting Chairman if the office of Chairman falls vacant.

Governing Director

5-year term · 1 per village

A village's long-term steward. Leads the Board's finances, policy, and governance, authorizes major expenditures, and provides continuity across elections.

Community Director

2-year term · 1 per village

A village's member-facing voice. Leads events, programs, and outreach for the village, and carries members' concerns and ideas to the Board.

Executive team

The Officers

Officers run operations under the Chairman and each serve four-year terms. The President is nominated by the Chairman; the Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer are elected by the Board, which may also appoint assistant officers.

President

4-year term

Chief administrative and operational officer under the Chairman. Runs day-to-day operations, executes the Board's plans, and coordinates events, committees, and volunteers.

Vice-President

4-year term

Supports the President across operations and steps in to act when the President is unavailable.

Secretary

4-year term

Keeper of the Samaj's records: Board and membership minutes, meeting notices, and official corporate records.

Assistant Secretary

4-year term

Supports the Secretary and maintains the records when the Secretary is unavailable.

Treasurer

4-year term

Custodian of the Samaj's funds: keeps accurate books, deposits funds, and reports the finances to the Board.

Assistant Treasurer

4-year term

Supports the Treasurer with financial records, deposits, and reporting.

Terms & structure

How terms and seats work

  • Board = 14. Twelve elected directors (two per village), plus the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman.
  • Governing Directors serve five-year, staggered terms — so the Board never turns over all at once.
  • Community Directors serve two-year terms, keeping the Board close to the members.
  • Officers — President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and their assistants — serve four-year terms.
  • Vice-Chairman serves a ten-year term, and acts as Chairman if that office is vacant.
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