Action Please By: April 11, 1997
To: Members & Subscribers From: National Office Date: January 8, 1997 Subject: Board Elections Reference: MU 97-2 Under the current AMSA Bylaws, the term of office for six Board Members will expire at the annual meeting this May. Four of these Board members are ineligible for re-election and their seats will be vacant as of May 1997. The Board Members up for re-election and the vacant seats are as follows:
Region I Michael A. Reardon (Eligibility expires 1997) Region II Robert S. Holland Region III James R. Borberg (Eligibility expires 1997) Region V Erwin J. Odeal (Eligibility expires 1997) Region VI Victor S. Medina Region IX Charles W. Carry (Eligibility expires 1997)
With four of the Board member seats set to expire in 1997, only two of the aforementioned Board Members are eligible for re-election to a three year term. In accordance with Association Bylaws, member agencies in affected regions are asked to identify individuals to represent the region using a format that ensures each member in the region has an opportunity to be considered for nomination. (See attached regional lists for regions I, II, III, V, VI and IX)
In order to be considered by the Nominating Committee, nominees should have a minimum of one other AMSA member from their region, other than themselves, support their nomination in writing. Thus, an individual desiring to be on the Board may nominate themselves, but must solicit the support of one other member agency from their region. If, as a result of nominations, there are two or more members from a region meeting the qualifications, the Nominating Committee shall oversee a vote of regional AMSA members. The Committee will report nominations to the entire membership for election at the Annual Meeting in Washington, DC in May. Alternatively, any member may have his or her name placed in nomination from the floor of the members meeting when elections are before the assembly.
Please forward a copy of your nominations to Cecil Lue-Hing, Chair of the Nominating Committee (Directors) at the following address NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1997:
Cecil Lue-Hing
Director, Research & Development
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
100 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611
FAX: 312-751-5194
Please keep in mind as you move through the nominating process that eligibility for election to the Board is limited to those individuals who have been designated as their agency's representative to the Association. Please also note the following specific duties and responsibilities of the Board as you consider potential nominees:
- Establish annual Association goals
- Manage the Association's finances, including approving the annual budget and recommending an appropriate dues structure to the membership
- Allocate Association resources
- Approve programs and activities of the Association's committees and provide oversight of such committees
- Adopt Association positions and policy statements on an interim basis
- Manage the Association's activities through policy guidance and directives to the Executive Director and oversight of staff activities
- Establish relationships with other organizations
- Authorize participation in litigation
- Ensure orderly long-range planning for the Association
For your information, a list of the current Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee (Directors) is enclosed in addition to the regional lists for the Board seats which are vacant or up for re-election. If you need additional information or assistance, please contact Cecil Lue-Hing, Nominating Committee Chair, at 312/751-5190; or, Ken Kirk, Executive Director of AMSA, at 202833-4653.
Please contact AMSA's National Office at 202/833-2672 for a list of the current Board of Directors and Nominating Committee members.