PRESIDENT - The president provides sound leadership, is chief administrator, and selects and appoints managers, coaches, umpires and committees. The president represents the League in the District organization and oversees the affairs of all elements of the league. The president is the officer with whom Little League International maintains contact. The president presides at league meetings, and assumes full responsibility for the operation of the local league. The president receives all mail, supplies and other communications from the Little League Headquarters. A president may manage, coach or umpire, provided he/she does not serve on the protest committee, nor serve as tournament team manager or coach. [LLI: Local League Role]
VICE PRESIDENT - The vice president presides in the absence of the president, works with other officers and committee members, is a member of all committees, and carries out such duties and assignments as may be delegated by the president. The vice president works closely with the president to administer and oversee the operation of the league. A vice president may manage, coach or umpire, provided they do not serve on the protest committee.
AUXILIARY PRESIDENT - The auxiliary president is the first and primary point of contact for team parents/administrators. The auxiliary president works closely with the league president and other board members to support the operations and overall success of the league. The auxiliary president is responsible for for coordinating, scheduling and overseeing league events and auxiliary activities like opening/closing ceremonies, picture day, Angels day, etc.
SECRETARY - The secretary maintains a register of members and directors, records the minutes of meetings, is responsible for sending out notice of meetings, and maintains a record of league's activities. [LLI: Local League Role]
TREASURER - The treasurer signs checks and work closely with the president on league finances, dispenses league funds as approved by the board of directors, reports on the status of league funds, keeps local league books and financial records, prepares budgets, and assumes the responsibility for all local league finances. [LLI: Local League Role]
PLAYER AGENT - The player agent conducts annual tryouts, is in charge of player selection, assists the president in checking birth records and eligibility of players and generally supervises and coordinates the transfer of players to or from the Minor Leagues according to provisions of the regulations of Little League Baseball. The player agent must not manage, coach or umpire in the division over which he/she has authority. [LLI: Local League Role]
SAFETY OFFICER - The safety officer coordinates all safety activities, ensures safe playing conditions, coordinates reporting and prevention of injuries, solicits suggestions for making conditions safer, and reports suggestions to Little League International. This position is also responsible for all safety issues pertaining to the children and the League in general. This coordinator is responsible to have up-to-date information on any related safety issue and is responsible for informing the Board/managers of any news relevant being issued from Williamsport. The safety officer is responsible for collecting application and conducting background checks for all league volunteers. [LLI: Local League Role]
INFORMATION OFFICER - The information officer manages the league's official website, assigns online administrative rights to other league volunteers, manages the online registration process and ensures that league rosters are maintained on the site, ensures that league news and scores are updated on a regular basis, collects, posts and distributes important information on League activities. Provides player, coach, and manager records to Little League International in electronic format. [LLI: Local League Role]
UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF (U.I.C.) - Serves as coordinator of and advises the league President on the league umpire program; responsible for recommending umpires to the league President for appointment to the league umpire roster; recruiting and retaining volunteer umpires; establishing a league umpire training program consistent with Little League® guidelines; coordinating and assisting with conducting umpire clinics at league and district level; communicating rule changes to league umpires; scheduling league umpires for regular season games; evaluating league umpires using established guidelines to maintain program integrity; further continual improvement, and prepare league umpires for advancement to tournament levels; communicating with and providing updates to the District Umpire Consultant on the league umpire program, and attending Umpire Training programs at the District, State, Region, and/or Headquarters level. [LLI]
EQUIPMENT MANAGER - The equipment director’s responsibilities include ordering of all uniforms, playing equipment, balls, umpire equipment and safety kit contents for regular season, post-season and tournament play. This director is responsible for keeping a detailed up-to-date inventory of all equipment and is responsible for allocating equipment and balls to teams at the beginning of the season and is also responsible for their collection at the end of the season. This director will work with the safety officer in related matters.
FIELD MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR & CO-FIELD MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR - These directors are responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the leagues fields. They are responsible for ordering any supplies needed in the upkeep/maintenance of the field complex. They are responsible for organizing and coordinating the efforts of field maintenance crews. They are also responsible for organizing and running field maintenance days with league volunteers.
SNACK BAR CHAIR –Concessions are a vital part of raising money for the league. The Snack Bar Chair works closely with the Treasurer and ensures every game is covered with volunteer help for the snack bar. They are responsible for restocking food, beverage and retail items, make deposits from the sales and train people to open, close, and work their shifts.
· Maintains the operation of concession facilities
· Organizes the purchase of concession products
· Responsible for the management of the concession sales at league events
· Schedules volunteers to work the concession booth during league events
· Collects and reviews concession related offers including coupons, discounts and bulk- purchasing opportunities
· Organizes, tallies and keeps records of concession sales and purchases
SPONSORSHIP/FUNDRAISING CHAIR –The sponsorship chair is responsible for all fundraising aspects, the distribution of the fundraiser information, the later collection of the all monies owing and due for fundraisers, the procurement of sponsors and related fees. This chairperson is responsible for tracking all fundraiser information and is responsible for providing a detailed report at periodic intervals to the Treasurer. [LLI: Local League Role]
DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES - Division Representatives are the first and primary point of contact for managers in their respective divisions. Responsibilities include overseeing their respective divisions, recruiting managers and coaches, scheduling preseason and regular season games, scheduling field practice time, rescheduling make-up games, and disseminating information to managers and teams in their assigned divisions. The Representative is a direct conduit between the League officials and the managers. The Representatives will assist the player agents with player agent responsibilities. The Representatives are responsible to do periodic on-site supervision. The Representatives are responsible for reviewing all scorebooks to ensure compliance with rules and reporting to the Information Officer scores from games to be updated to the website.
Committees
Manager Interview Committee
This committee is responsible for interviewing all perspective managers and providing input to the president for the final manager selections. All board members are welcome to attend as non-participating visitors.
Team Allocation Committee
This committee is responsible for determining how many teams will be in each division and how many players per team.
Protest Committee
This committee is responsible to hear and rule on both preseason and regular season protests. Any member of the committee that is a coach or manager in the division that the protest is in question, must abstain from the committee and an alternate will be appointed by the President.
Disciplinary Committee
This committee is responsible to address any issues with players, coaches, managers, umpires and parents that may require disciplinary action. If the committee determines that more than a mandatory one game suspension is required, the entire board shall be convened to discuss the offense and vote on the course of action.
Local Rules Committee
This committee is responsible to review the local rules prior to each season and make recommendations to the board for changes. The board members that are listed are the minimum members required, however the entire board can participate in the process.
Budget Committee
This committee is responsible to review and set the budget for each fiscal season. The fiscal season shall start on October 1st every year. The board members that are listed are the minimum members required, however the entire board can participate in the process.
Through the course of a season there will be other sub-committees that will be formed to address specific issues. These sub-committees will meet as needed and bring recommendations to the board for discussion and approval.
Draft Committee
This committee is responsible to oversee the draft process and ensure the draft rules as established in the local rules are adhered to.
All-Star Selection Meeting Committee
This committee is responsible to oversee the all-star player selection process and ensure the selection rules as established in the local rules are adhered to.