The District Secretary’s Department mission is to provide communications within District 6 of America’s Boating Club (ABC aka www.usps.org) to all district members and officers, and to National ABC committees where dictated in the National Operations Manual. This mission is carried out by:

• developing and maintaining the District website (this site)
• creating and posting on the D/6 website the District’s newsletter (The Deep 6) and other documents as directed by the D/6 Bridge
• electronic distribution of communications relevant to the District membership
• documenting, distributing, and preserving District meeting minutes
• providing an annual Historian report to the National Secretary’s Department

Current members of the District Secretary Department

• Secretary: Chris Foster (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• Asst. Secretary: Dave Daniels (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• District Webmaster: Tom Alley (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• Deep6 Editor: Tom Alley (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• Historian: Kathy Zambroski (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• USPS IT Committee liaison: Tom Alley, Jerry Zambroski

Additional District Secretary's Responsibilities

• Keep official log of attendance, and minutes of all general, executive, and special meetings
• Determine a quorum at such meetings
• Official keeper of all documents, records, and communications
• The official custodian of the District Bylaws
• Know where such records are located either electronically of via hardcopy
• Cooperate with the Treasurer and processing information, i.e. new members, transfers, reinstatements
• Be familiar with the order of business including, but not limited to the District Commander’s script for the formal District Conferences
• Update mailing lists using the IT Committee’s Information Center and/or personal email distribution lists
• Handle much of the district correspondence
• Distribute to the D/6 Bridge and Squadron Commanders the monthly membership statistics as provided by the D/6 Administrative Department
• File the OD-1 report to the National Secretary using DB 2000

Secretarial Documents and Links

• District Directory (pending - check back soon!)
• District 6 Bylaws
• Vessel Safety Check Boater's Guide
• Member Achievement Award Form
• Squadron Visitation Schedule
• Commander's Meeting Sign-In Form
• District Expense Report
• District Merit Mark Submission Form
• Conference Responsibility Checklist