Members - it is time to vote for Officers and the proposed Constitution!

1. Officer election for term of July 2009-2011

Section III. Election Procedures

A. The term of office for elected Officers and Board Members shall be two years, beginning on July 1. President, Secretary(s) and two Board Members will be elected in odd numbered years. Vice President, Treasurer, and two Board members will be elected in even numbered years. The Officers and Board members shall be elected by member ballot.
B. Only voting members in good standing may nominate or vote. Dues must be current, and are due by June 1 for the next membership year (July 1 through June 30) to be in good standing.
C. By April 30, the web site shall give notice of the elections and deadlines, listing positions to be filled and duties of each position. If published, the Winter/Spring newsletter will give notice of elections and deadlines.
D. Candidates shall be nominated or declared from voting members in good standing of the election year. Ideally nominations will close by May 15 of the election year. Ideally the ballot will be available on the Web site as well as sent to members no later than June 1.
E. If possible on or before June 1, the Elections Committee shall send ballots with voting instructions, to all members holding voting membership, allowing ten days for return of the ballots. Ballot may be sent via mail or e-mail and/or be made available on-line.
F. Each ballot must be signed by the voter, or come from that person’s “recognized” e-mail address. A signed facsimile copy is acceptable.
G. Members so desiring may cast write-in votes as long as the write-in candidate meets the eligibility requirements and agrees to fulfill the responsibilities of the office if elected.
H. All ballots must be returned to the designated member of the Elections Committee. The Elections Committee will tabulate the votes and inform the President, new officers and newsletter editor of the results at the annual meeting and/or no later than two weeks after the voting deadline.

All ballots will be archived for at least two years.

Section IV. Vacancies
A. All resignations shall be submitted in writing to the President or the Board of Directors.
B. Vacancies shall be filled by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. In the event the position of President becomes vacant, the Vice-President shall fill the position of President until the next scheduled presidential election. The resulting Vice-President vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS

Section I. President
The President shall:
A. serve as chief executive officer;
B. conduct all meetings;
C. appoint committees as needed;
D. serve as ex officio member of all committees;
E. appoint the Newsletter Editor; and
F. submit a message to the general membership in each issue of the newsletter.

Section III. Recording Secretary
The recording secretary shall:
A. serve as the recording officer;
B. maintain club records and files, including all minutes, reports from meetings, and publications;
C. maintain membership records, including sending dues notices to all members by April first and sending late notices to all members not in good standing as of May 1, using mailing lists provided by the Treasurer; and
D. serve as point of contact for new members through the following actions:
1. providing applications to prospective members upon request;
2. reviewing applications for membership;
3. tallying and reporting results of votes for new members; and
4. forwarding to new members copies of the Constitution, By-laws, GSOE and a current membership list.

Section IV. Corresponding Secretary
The Corresponding Secretary shall:
A. serve as the Corresponding Officer;
B. serve as the contact person for CFA; and
C. maintain detailed records of all CFA correspondence.

 

Section VI. Board members

Board members shall each:

1. be responsible for communication within their appointed regions;
2. act as liaison between appointed regions and the president;
3. act as information center within appointed regions;
4. collect information from members and prepare a report for each issue of the newsletter;
5. encourage new members and attempt to increase membership in their appointed regions; and
6. act on charges brought against members of the Club and have the power to terminate membership based on the provisions of Article VI.

 

Current candidates/nominees:

Board members (2) - Tim Fowler, Lovisa Johansson

Elected:

President - Melanie Morgan - elected
Secretary - Laurie Coughlan - elected

 

2. Proposed amended Constitution

 

Open the proposed amended Constitution

(pre-noticed/pending) in a new window >>

 

 

We will be taking nominations for board members until July 31 and voting deadline will be August 15

Votes are to be sent to Laurie Coughlan at lecoughlan@aol.com

We would like your nominations and/or votes for 2 board member candidates and
a yes or no for the proposed Constitituon

 

Nominating committee: Lovisa Johansson (chair) and Laurie Coughlan

GEMS is a memer of the Cat Fancier's Association Inc.

Established in June 2002