July 1st 2015, the start of the new Rotary year seems a long way away but preparation as already begun. At a Club level this means Club elections for the officers and directors.
Two positions have already been elected these are President and Immediate Past President. This means that by virtue of being elected to serve as President-elect this year, PE Christine Mathews will be President next year and President Kim as President this year becomes Immediate Past President (IPP).
The structure of the Board varies from year to year, depending on who will be serving as President and the structure they would like to have. This is particularly true of the Director positions. The incoming President nominates a Board and the slate is presented to the Club and nominations for the positions are invited from the floor. This process is repeated at the next two meetings.
To nominate someone to the Board you need to be a member in goodstanding i.e. your dues need to have been paid. You will need to get permission from the person you are nominating to nominate him/her and they too need to be a member in goodstanding. Once proposed, the nomination will need to be seconded by another member of the Club and the name is then added to the slate. For the following two weeks this process is repeated.
At the 4th meeting of the election cycle, the actual election is held. If there are nominations from the floor then there will be a ballot. If there are no nominations from the floor, a motion will be made to accept the slate put forward, a request will be made for a seconder, and then there will be a vote on the motion.
Members who wish to serve on the Board should be sure to speak to PP Tony or other members of the Club to ensure they are nominated.
PP Tony will be managing the election process for the Club this year and any questions about the process should be directed to him.