SECTION 7. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall exercise general supervision over the receipt, custody and disbursement of corporate funds. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the performance of all duties incident to the office of Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have such further powers and duties and shall be subject to such directions as may be granted or imposed upon him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer (if any).
SECTION 8. Corporate Secretary. The Corporate Secretary shall attend all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee and record their proceedings in permanent books kept for that purpose, unless a temporary secretary be appointed. When requested, the Corporate Secretary shall also act as secretary of the meetings of the other Committees of the Board. He or she shall give, or cause to be given, due notice as required of all meetings of the shareholders, Directors, the Executive Committee and the other Committees of the Board, and all other notices as required by law or by these Bylaws. He or she shall keep or cause to be kept at a place or places required by law a record of the shareholders of the Corporation, giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number, class, and series of the shares held by each. He or she shall be custodian of the seal of the Corporation, and of all records, contracts, leases, and other papers and documents of the Corporation, unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, and shall in general perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The Corporate Secretary shall have the power to affix or cause to be affixed the seal of the Corporation to all instruments, the execution of which is authorized by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors, and to sign with another authorized officer certificates for shares of the Corporation, the issuance of which is authorized by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors. In case of the Corporate Secretary’s absence or incapacity, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may designate an Assistant Secretary or other appropriate officer to perform the duties of the Secretary.
SECTION 9. Voting Securities of Other Corporations. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, may appoint from time to time himself or herself or any other person proxy, attorney or agent for the Corporation to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a shareholder, member or otherwise in any other corporation, partnership or other legal entity, domestic or foreign, whose stock, interests or other securities are held by the Corporation, or to consent in writing to any action by such other entity, or to exercise any or all other powers of this Corporation as the holder of the stock, interests or other securities of such other entity. The Chief Executive Officer may instruct the person so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as may be deemed necessary or proper. The Chief Executive Officer may attend any meeting of the holders of stock, interests or other securities of any such other entity and vote or exercise any and all other powers of this Corporation as the holder of the stock, interest or other securities of such other entity.
SECTION 10. Contracts and Expenditures. Except as otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, expenditures chargeable to operating expenses, including without limitation contracts for work, labor and services and materials and supplies, may be made by or under the direction of the head of the department or office of the Corporation in which they are required, without explicit or further authority from the Board of Directors, subject to direction, restriction or prohibition by the Chief Executive Officer.
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