The Mission to Seafarers: Port of Thunder Bay

Ministry Description – Assistant Treasurer

Adopted by the Board of Directors November 3, 2010

Appointment

The Board of Directors annually appoints the Assistant Treasurer at the Board of Directors meeting following the Annual General Meeting. 

Responsibility

The Assistant Treasurer is accountable to the Treasurer for the banking of monies received, the paying of authorized expenses, the management of funds held and the accounting of the funds of the Mission to Seafarers: Lakehead Branch, and to the Chaplain for any work connected with general administration of the Seafarers’ Centre.

The Assistant Treasurer acts as the Treasurer when the Treasurer is unable to perform his duties due to absence or ill health.

Specific Duties

The Assistant Treasurer:

(a)     assists the Seafarers’ Centre Manager in and acts in the absence of the Manager with the maintenance of the Petty Cash boxes at the Seafarers’ Centre, the book keeping of Petty Cash funds, the deposit of Petty Cash funds, and the activation and tracking of phone cards; 

(b)     when necessary, deposits donations received and enters donor information into the MTS Friends database;

(c)     is a member of the Fund-Raising Committee;

(d)     assists with the preparation of a Financial Report for the Annual General Meeting;

(e)     assists with the preparation of the Budget; and

(f)     does any other duties that are agreed to at a Board of Director’s meeting.