Nomination Process – 78th Annual General Meeting

Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, Wednesday, May 17, 2017at 9:00 am

NOTICE OF NOMINATION FOR THE LGMA EXECUTIVE

Nominations for Directors of the Local Government Management Association of BC are invited by the Board of Directors Nominating Committee and will be received up to and including final call at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 17th. The value of early nomination is that candidate photos and information will be distributed to members in advance of the AGM, as well as in Annual General Meeting delegate packages. To ensure information is distributed in advance, please submit to May 3rd.

The process to direct the operations of the Nominating Committee is as follows:

  1. To provide for the establishment of an annual committee to be known as the “Nominating Committee”, which shall consist of the three most recent Past-Presidents of the Association, and shall be chaired by the immediate Past-President.
  2. The Nominating Committee shall solicit nominations from the general membership of the Association and shall report to the Annual General Meeting of the Association in each year.
  3. A member who wishes to be considered as a candidate must be nominated by at least two Regular or Life Members in good standing.
  4. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to ensure competitive elections for the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Director at Large.
  1. The Nominating Committee will circulate information on all candidates to the membership in advance of the Annual General Meeting, and shall formally report on the Nominations at the Annual General Meeting to be held in conjunction with the Annual Conference.
  2. A formal call for further nominations for each vacant position will take place at the Annual General Meeting. The Returning Officer will be responsible for overseeing any polling that may be required to fill the positions, in accordance with the Bylaws of the Association.
  3. In the event that multiple candidates cannot be identified for the positions as outlined in #4 above, it shall be a minimum default position for the Nominating Committee to recommend at least one candidate for each vacant position in each year.

In accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws, the Committee is now calling for nominations to the following positions, which are to be filled at the AGM:

President, Vice President, Treasurer, and one Director at Large (2-year term).

A nomination form is supplied with this notice. Completed forms signed by two nominators should be submitted to:

Kelly Ridley, Chair, LGMA Nominating Committee, VIA EMAIL to .

Any questionsshould be directed to .

LGMA EXECUTIVE NOMINATION FORM

We, the undersigned, being members in good standing of the Local Government Management Association of British Columbia, hereby nominate:

NAME: ______

(Member in Good Standing)

POSITION: ______

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: ______

I ACCEPT NOMINATION: ______

(Signature of Nominee)

______

(Date)

TO THE POSITION OF:

PRESIDENT□

VICE PRESIDENT□

TREASURER□

DIRECTOR AT LARGE□

(TWO-YEAR TERM)

Nominator 1 / Nominator 2
Name:
(Please print) / Name
(Please print)
Position / Position
Local Government: / Local Government:
Signature: / Signature:

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE NOMINATORS: Reasons for Recommendation

How long have you known the nominee?

Nominator 1: / Nominator 2:

In what capacity?

Nominator 1: / Nominator 2:

Please provide information on why you are recommending this individual:

Describe the nominee’s skills and talents that you feel would benefit the LGMA Board:

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE NOMINEE: Supporting Information

Why are you interested in serving on the LGMA Board?

Please highlight your local government experience (attach a resume if relevant):

Describe areas of expertise and the contributions you feel you can make to the LGMA as a Board Director:

Other relevant volunteer experience / commitments:

CHECK TO ENSURE THAT THE NOMINATION PACKAGE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

□Completed nomination form, including all contact information and signatures for the nominee as well as nominators. The nominee’s consent is required before a nomination is forwarded to the Nomination Committee; alternatively, provide email verification of the nominee’s consent to be nominated.

□Reasons for recommendation (completed by the nominators)

□Information to support nomination (completed by the nominee)

□ Additionalmaterials, eg resume (optional)

FORWARD NOMINATIONS TO:
Kelly Ridley, Chair
LGMA Nominating Committee / Please email nomination forms to
E-mail:

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