Guest Daniel Ginsberg Posted February 14, 2021 at 10:00 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 at 10:00 PM If we combine the secretary and treasurer into one person, which is correct: secretary-treasurer or secretary/treasurer and please let me know the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 14, 2021 at 10:28 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 at 10:28 PM (edited) 6 hours ago, Guest Daniel Ginsberg said: If we combine the secretary and treasurer into one person, which is correct: secretary-treasurer or secretary/treasurer and please let me know the reason. RONR does not define the title of such a position. The organization is free to use whatever term it wishes. For what it is worth, Secretary-Treasurer seems to be more common, although I am not aware of any particular rationale behind this. Edited February 15, 2021 at 04:29 AM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Puzzling Posted February 14, 2021 at 11:01 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 at 11:01 PM 57 minutes ago, Guest Daniel Ginsberg said: If we combine the secretary and treasurer into one person, which is correct: secretary-treasurer or secretary/treasurer and please let me know the reason. I rather not combine the two roles, call her the secretary when she acts as secretary and call her the treasurer when she acts as treasurer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted February 15, 2021 at 12:01 AM Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 at 12:01 AM 1 hour ago, Josh Martin said: For what it is worth, Secretary-Treasurer seems to be more common, although I am not aware of any particular rationale behind this. I believe that the reason is found the rules of grammar and punctuation, but that is beyond this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daniel Ginsberg Posted February 15, 2021 at 12:50 AM Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 at 12:50 AM One person is both the secretary and treasurer. Which is correct: Secretary-Treasurer or Secretary/Treasurer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted February 15, 2021 at 01:31 AM Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 at 01:31 AM 21 minutes ago, Guest Daniel Ginsberg said: One person is both the secretary and treasurer. Which is correct: Secretary-Treasurer or Secretary/Treasurer? If your bylaws say there shall be a secretary and a treasurer, among other officers, then this person holds two positions and is both Secretary and Treasurer. It is not a "combined office" as it would be if the bylaws called for a "secretary-treasurer" (or "secretary/treasurer"). RONR does not address this issue, other than to say that one member may hold more than one office unless the bylaws prohibit it. The book never uses the term "secretary/treasurer" or "secretary-treasurer". I think which term you use it will be a matter of personal preference, but I personally believe that "secretary/treasurer" would be the preferred term if one person is holding both offices. On the other hand, if the office is in fact a combined office in the bylaws, I believe "Secretary-Treasurer" would be the preferred term for the combined office, but the organization is free to use whatever term it desires. You won't find the answer in RONR, but perhaps you can find more information by performing a Google search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted February 15, 2021 at 05:46 AM Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 at 05:46 AM I was trying to be subtle and encourage you to search the answer yourself, as this is not truly a RONR question. But, since you've asked twice and it appears to be important to you... If the same person has been elected to two different offices, Secretary and Treasurer, then the person should be identified as the "Secretary & Treasurer". If this is one office with duties of both, then the name used in the bylaws should be used. If you are asking which is the correct punctuation mark for this position, my research indicates "Secretary-Treasurer" is better than "Secretary/Treasurer" as the slash is usually used to indicate alternatives or substitute for the word "or". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts