Printer friendly versionMember Pipeline - Member Services & Information - Update (MU 02-02)
| To: | Members & Affiliates |
| From: | National Office |
| Date: | January 23, 2002 |
| Subject: | BOARD ELECTIONS |
| Reference: | MU 02-02 |
| Attachments: | - AMSA Board of Directors Roster (PDF
~37 KB) - AMSA Nominating Committee (Directors) Roster (PDF ~11 KB) - Regional AMSA Membership Rosters for Regions IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X (PDF ~16 KB each) |
Action Please By:
April 12, 2002
Under the AMSA Bylaws, the term of the office for nine Board members will expire at the Association's Annual Meeting this May. Board members from Regions IV, V, VI, VII and IX are all eligible for re-election. There will also be open seats in Region VIII and Region X as a result of the completion of numerous years of exceptional Board service by Robert W. Hite, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Colo., and William L. Pugh, City of Tacoma Public Works Department, Wash., respectively. The Board members up for re-election and the vacant seats (due to term expiration) are as follows:
Region IV
Gordon R. Garner, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District
Ray T. Orvin, Western Carolina Regional Sewer AuthorityRegion V
William B. Schatz, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Region VI
Larry Patterson, Dallas Water Utilities
Region VII
Gurnie C. Gunter, Kansas City Water Services Department
Region VIII
Vacant Seat - Current Board Member Term to Expire May 2002 - Not Eligible for Re-election
Region IX
Stephen T. Hayashi, Union Sanitary District
Christopher Westhoff, City of Los Angeles Department of Public WorksRegion X
Vacant Seat - Current Board Member Term to Expire May 2002 - Not Eligible for Re-election
* This Member Update Provided to Affiliates for Information Only
In accordance with Association Bylaws, member agencies in affected regions are asked to identify individuals to represent them using a format that ensures each member in the region has an opportunity to be considered for nomination. (See attached regional lists for Regions IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X.)
In order to be considered by the Nominating Committee, nominees should have a minimum of two AMSA members from their region, or one member other than themselves, support their nomination in writing. Thus, an individual desiring to serve or continue to serve on the Board may nominate themselves, but must solicit the support of at least one other member agency from their region. If, as a result of the 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 Annual Meeting when elections are before the assembly.
Please forward a copy of your nominations to both Gordon Garner, Chair of the Nominating Committee (Directors), and Ken Kirk, AMSA's Executive Director, NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2002.
| Gordon Garner Executive Director Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District 700 West Liberty Street Louisville, KY 40203-1913 FAX: 502/540-6106 |
Ken Kirk Executive Director AMSA 1816 Jefferson Place, NW Washington, DC 20036-2505 |
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 AMSA. 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 Gordon Garner, Nominating Committee Chair, at 502/540-6346, or Ken Kirk, Executive Director of AMSA, at 202/833-4653.
Attachments:
- AMSA Board of Directors Roster (PDF ~37 KB)
- AMSA Nominating Committee (Directors) Roster (PDF ~11 KB)
- Regional AMSA Membership Rosters for Regions IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X (PDF ~16 KB each)
PDF files require the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have a copy, just click
the image below or HERE
to download a copy from Adobe's web site.
