AMSA Member Update (MU 02-02)

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 Authority

Region 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 Works

Region 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.

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)

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