Bob Halagan recommended to serve as 2017-2018 District Governor
The Nominating Committee for Governor of District 5950 has recommended that Bob Halagan of the Rotary Club of Buffalo serve as District Governor in the year 2017-2018.
A member of the Rotary Club of Buffalo since 2000, Bob Halagan served as its president in 2009-10. On the District level, Bob has been assistant governor for Area 13 and legal counsel for the District’s Corporate Board. He is currently the Fund Development Chair of The Rotary Foundation Committee of District 5950.
From Article 13.020.7 of the Rotary International Bylaws, “Any club in the district which has been in existence for at least one year as of the beginning of that year may also propose a challenging candidate for governor-nominee provided this club has previously suggested such candidate to the nominating committee. A club in existence for less than one year as of the beginning of that year may propose a challenging candidate provided such candidate is a member of that club and the challenging candidate must have been duly suggested to the nominating committee. The name of the challenging candidate shall be submitted pursuant to a resolution by the club adopted at a regular meeting. The club must file the resolution with the governor by the date determined by the governor. Such date shall be not more than 14 days after publication of the announcement of the selection for governor-nominee by the governor.”
Challenges must be submitted as per the above procedure to Past District Governor Diann, Chair of the Nominating Committee, by November 30, 2014 at diannkirby@mac.com
District Governor Jim Nelson thanked the following members of the Nominating Committee: Immediate Past District Governor Diann Kirby (Chair), Past District Governor Chuck Berg, Past District Governor Larry Zilliox, Past District Governor Tom Thorfinnson, Linda Buller (St. James), Mal Ellison (Lake Minnetonka-Excelsior) and Amanda Bloomgren (Chaska).