[RVRC] Elected Officers Nominating Committee - Request for names

[E. Drew Moore]

Craig,

Please note the Membership Chair and the Haqmfest Chair are also 
available.

73,
Drew


On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 06:29 PM, Craig W Saums via RVRC wrote:

> Members
>
>
> Our annual election of officers will take place at the December 
> business meeting.  The club bylaws prescribe that nominations for 
> these elections are to be made by a Nominating Committee.
>
> I am currently acting as the Nominating Committee.
>
> I am seeking nominations from any members eligible to run for one of 
> the elected officer positions.
>
>
> You can see more information on the club web site where the bylaws are 
> posted.
>
>
> Positions that will be elected include:
>
>
>
> President
> Vice President
> Treasurer
> Secretary
>
>
>
> The Bylaws call for the nominating committee to recommend a list of 
> candidates at the October Meeting.  Since we did not have the 
> committee in place, the list of candidates is still open for anyone 
> else that is interested.  The nominations will probably be closed at 
> the November meeting instead of in October, so if you have a 
> recommendation or if you are interested in a position then let me 
> know.
>
>
> There has been much discussion of late regarding how the bylaws are 
> written.  In short, they are what they are at least for now, so we 
> have to try to follow the spirit of the bylaws to the best of our 
> ability in order to keep the club moving forward.
>
> Please keep any correspondence on topic and that is;
> Suggesting names of people that want to help the club by taking an 
> officer position.
>
>
> I cannot respond to why the bylaws say what they say or why they might 
> need to be changed or how some other interpretation is better.
>
> We need to move forward with what we have so lets get through the 
> election process as best as we can and we will try to synch up the 
> Bylaws with more current definitions and rules as we go forward in 
> 2015.
>
>
> If we can't get nominations ahead of time, then the only other option 
> will be to fill nominations from the floor at the November or December 
> meetings.
>
> We really cannot run the club with fewer officers so we may need to be 
> flexible with the related bylaws regarding eligibility etc.  If we 
> cannot get 4 active regular members that are willing, we may need to 
> take a second pass at filling the positions with others (e.g. family 
> members, husband & wife, etc.)  It is my intention to recommend a 
> slate based on the published bylaws if we can get 4 independent 
> nominees.   Otherwise, the club will need to decide what 'exceptions' 
> might be necessary.
>
>
> Please plan to attend the November Meeting - we need a quorum of 
> regular members to conduct votes and do the club business.
>
> Thank you
>
>
> Craig Saums
> AC2FE
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