Board Member Responsibilities

On assuming a position on the Randonneurs USA (RUSA) Board, Board Members assume the following responsibilities:

  1. Responsibility for the operation of RUSA, a non-profit 501 (C)(3) corporation. Board Members must exercise due diligence to:
    • Ensure that RUSA complies with Federal, State, and local laws with regard to its business activities, filings, and tax payments.
    • Maintain RUSA's prudent operation by managing finances on behalf of the membership, including assessing and collecting membership fees and managing the RUSA store.
    • Secure insurance to limit liability and protect RUSA, its directors and volunteers.
    • Establish policies, practices and customs in accordance with the RUSA Constitution and Bylaws.
  2. Maintaining the traditions of randonneuring. In their actions Board Members must:
    • Maintain and support randonneuring traditions, including self-sufficiency, riding predefined and approved routes, and proving passage along the route through validated controls within requisite time limits.
    • Ensure that RUSA formulates, adjudicates and maintains comparable rules, standards and traditions of randonneuring with all affiliated organizations ( e.g. ACP, LRM and other international organizations), including documentation and record keeping.
    • Coordinate the RUSA awards program with those of affiliated organizations, ensuring that RUSA members are aware of international awards as well as collecting, approving and submitting applications for such awards.
  3. The Board operates as a Management Team. Board Members are expected to:
    • Participate in Board meetings having prepared beforehand, reading any materials circulated prior to the meeting.
    • Support the Board in announcing its decisions, including in the manner of announcement as determined by the Board.
    • Support the Board in the execution of its decisions. A Board Member will not disrupt the implementation of the Board's decisions.

      In discussions with RUSA members outside of the board setting, Board Members may explain the rationale behind a decision without attribution. They must not disclose information that may have been deemed confidential, e.g. legal issues, or confidential by its nature, e.g. personal information