The president wants the treasurer to sign a blank check. If necessary, call the vendor and find out the price before going to purchase the product. The husband is the treasurer. Because the president is frequently out of town, it is difficult to get her signature on checks. Therefore, the treasurer went to the bank and added his wife to the signature card so that both could sign checks.
Some board members are upset.
Two signatures are required on checks, and only elected officers may sign. However, it is not proper for people from the same household to be the signatories on a check, even if both are elected officers. When the membership approves the budget, the membership is authorizing the board of directors to spend funds. The board of directors authorizes committee chairmen to spend funds. Board members are legally accountable to the membership for the decisions made by the board regarding those funds.