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Action Please By: April 10, 1998
To:Members & Subscribers
From:National Office
Date:February 11, 1998
Subject:Board Elections
Reference: MU 98-4

Under the current AMSA Bylaws, the term of office for seven Board Members will expire at the annual meeting this May. The Board members from Regions I, II, and III are eligible for re-election. The Board members representing Regions IV, V, and VI, have served three full three year terms and will vacate their seats in May. The Board Members up for re-election and the vacant seats are as follows:

Region IJohn F. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Region IIRobert J. Davenport
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners
Region IIIKumar Kishinchand
City of Philadelphia Water Department

James T. Canaday
Alexandria Sanitation Authority

Region IVJames M. Tarpy
Department of Water & Sewerage Services Nashville & Davidson County
(Eligibility expires 1998)
Region VCecil Lue-Hing
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
(Eligibility expires 1998)
Region VIDick Brown
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
(Eligibility expires 1998)


With three of the Board member seats set to expire in 1998, only four 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, IV, V, and VI )

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 Gurnie Gunter, Chair of the Nominating Committee (Directors) in care of the National Office NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1998.

    Gurnie Gunter
    Chair, Nominating Committee (Directors)
    c/o AMSA
    1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 410
    Washington, DC 20036-5302

    FAX: 202/833-4657


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 Gurnie Gunter, Nominating Committee Chair, at 816/274-2376, or, Ken Kirk, Executive Director of AMSA, at 202/833-4653.

ATTACHMENTS:
    Nominating (Directors) Committee Roster
    Board of Directors Roster
    Membership Roster (by Region)
    Please contact AMSA's National Office at 202/833-AMSA for copies of these attachments.