Governance

No. The board has discretion in determining its leadership structure. 

• President
• Treasurer
• Secretary

The Board is responsible for managing the chapter's affiars, direction, program, priorities, resourc allocations, and financial performance and planning. The ultimate responsibility for the chapter's programs, activities, and fiscal integrity rests witht he Board of Directors. 

Any case manager member or special member entitled to vote and in good standing is eligible for nomination and election to any elective office or the organization. 

Any officer may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors. 

CMSA chapters are incorporated under CMSA National as a Domestic Corporation at the Department of Consumer and Regularty Affairs (DCRA) in Washington DC, under a group account, as a 501(c)(6).

The D.C. government requires that if your organization is not located in D.C., it must have a registered agent located in D.C. Under incorporation policies, each organization must hire a registered agent who acts as a liaison between the organization and the government body. The registered agent that the National Office has hired to serve as the registerd agent for all the chapters is Cogency Global.

All CMSA local chapters are covered and are exempt from federal income tax under the National chapter's group exemption number 3347.