Activity Chairs

The duties of the Activity Chairs (Currently Backpacking, Biking, Boating, Caving, Climbing, Winter Sports, Gorge Clean-up, Library)

1. with regards to Trips shall be to
   • Advise trip leaders, and make sure trip leaders know their responsibilities in safety, administration, and leadership
   • Encourage people to lead trips, within their capabilities
   • Role model safety in your activity
   • Check on the trip reports file and remind other trip leaders to file their trip reports
2. with regards to Equipment shall be to
   • Maintain equipment inventory, and submit a copy of it once per semester or as requested by the executive committee
   • Check the sign out sheets once per month for comments or needs
   • Make occasional checks of critical equipment, and mark faulty equipment as such, or destroy equipment when needed
   • Maintain the working condition of equipment through work sessions or other methods
   • Create the budget requests as required by the Treasurer
   • Purchase equipment according to budget alloted
3. with regards to Leadership shall be to
   • Orient successor to the position
   • Attend advisory board meetings and participate in the group's initiatives
   • Hold a club key, and be available as appropriate to issue gear and do business.

The Responsibilities of particular activity chairs

• specifically Biking, shall be to
  • Make sure that trip leaders know that trip participants must wear helmets
• specifically Boating, shall be to
  • Maintain the rope across Beebe Lake
  • Make sure that trip leaders know that trip participants in kayaking must have done a wet exit before going on a trip
• specifically Climbing, shall be to
  • Make checks of critical equipment such as ropes and harnesses, and destroy equipment when needed
• specifically Gorge Clean Up, shall be to
  • Note that responsibilities under the second catagory above (Equipment) do not apply
  • Ensure compliance with the contract between COC and Cornell Plantations to clear the trails in Cascadilla and Fall Creek gorges
  • File reports of the clean-ups with Hal Martin of the Cornell Plantations
  • Maintain and keep inventory of the tools loaned to COC by the Plantations
• specifically Library, shall be to
  • Note that responsibilities under the first catagory above (Trips) do not apply
  • Oversee sign out system. Follow up with people who need to return materials
  • Keep library up to date and recycle old materials

-- AlanShieh - 11 May 2005