Since all PTAs use Robert's Rules of Order, unless your bylaws specifically allow co-officers, they are prohibited. You can have assistants however. That will still leave one person responsible and one person answerable to the board and membership.
You should probably check your bylaws, or, if you can't find them, contact your state PTA office. Co-presidents are specifically prohibited for PTAs in my state, and I believe some states also specifically prohibit co-treasurers, but I couldn't tell you which ones. Treasurer is a pretty easy job to split, so it's unlikely it's prohibited. If your bylaws do not specifically prohibit them, you're ok.
Awesome, thank you! We all work super well with each other, its a great group! Unfortunetly we have past board members that want nothing better than to see the new group fail and they love to mention things such as sharing a position is not allowed and only four people may be elected to the board at any such time. I just wanted to make sure we were following all rules:) Thank you so much:)
Yes, it's fine to split jobs, and many parent groups do it. There are two keys to making it work:
1. Make sure each person knows exactly what's expected and what their duties are. Otherwise, things will inevitably fall through the cracks. With the treasurer's job in particular, you don't want that.
2. There needs to be a mechanism in place to make a decision when there's a disagreement. Will one person have the authority to make final decisions? Will you require consensus between both to move forward with anything? It's important to address this issue up front to avoid hard feelings or worse when differences of opinion inevitably occur.
The article Cochair Survival Skills has some additional tips to make this relationship work:
