1.3 COMMITTEE
RESPONSIBILITIES
A.
Select candidates to run for Section offices.
B.
Complete selections and confirm acceptance. Send letters of
confirmation to the candidates.
C.
Report selections to the Board.
D.
Provide Candidate photographs and biographies to Splash and to
the Executive Manager.
1.4 CHAIR
RESPONSIBILITIES
A.
Get Nominating Committee folder from last year's Chair.
Maintain folder with all correspondence. Don't lose it. Pass it
on to the next Chair.
B.
Request candidate suggestions from ISAWWA members.
C.
Schedule meeting of Committee to discuss positions to be filled
and possible candidates. Delegate
assignments to contact potential candidates to committee members.
D.
Follow-up on Committee member assignments.
E.
Write and distribute confirmation letters.
Request picture and biography from each candidate.
F.
Prepare a sample ballot and the Nominating Committee report and
send them to Splash and the Board.
Include the pictures and biographies.
2. SCHEDULE
2.1 The
Section Chair shall select the Nominating Committee members by mid May
(Illinois Section Bylaws require at least 6 months prior to annual
meeting).
2.2 The
Committee shall complete the slate of candidates by mid October and
report to the Board of Trustees at their November meeting.
2.3 The
candidates shall submit their pictures and biographies to the
Committee Chair by mid October.
2.4 The
photographs and biographies should be turned in for publication in
Splash by November 1.
3. CRITERIA FOR
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES
3.1 CHAIR
A.
The nominee for Chair shall be the current Chair Elect.
If for any reason the current Chair Elect is unable to serve,
the Board shall specify to the Committee the requirements which the
nominee must meet.
B.
List one name on the ballot with the box filed in.
No write-in space shall be provided.
3.2 CHAIR-ELECT
A.
The nominee for Chair Elect shall be the current Vice Chair.
If for any reason the current Vice Chair is unable to serve,
the Board shall specify to the Committee the requirements which the
nominee must meet.
B.
List one name with a write-in space provided.
3.3 VICE
CHAIR
A.
The nominee for Vice Chair must be serving or have served an
elected term as a Trustee or Secretary-Treasurer.
It is preferable that trustees to be considered for nomination
shall have finished a full term.
B.
The following members are eligible to serve as Vice Chair as of
August 1995
David Berry, utility, Olney, Trustee 86-88
George Brettrager, utility, Loves Park, Trustee 79-80
Paul Clinebell, consultant, Champaign, Trustee 89-93
Robert Jackson, utility, Belleville, Trustee 92-96
Harold Meisenheimer, consultant, Carlyle, Trustee 84-86
William Moore, utility, Bollingbrook, Trustee 86-90
Robert Nimmo, utility, Rockford, Trustee, 95-97
William Plautz, consultant, Chicago, Treasurer 89-91
Angela Podesta, utility, Lombard, Trustee 94-96
Donald Renner, utility, retired, Trustee 82-84
George Russell, consultant, Macomb, Trustee 95-97
Michael Rysner, utility, Naperville, Trustee 90-95
Ron Schultz, utility, Bloomington, Trustee 93-96
Joe Szawica, utility, retired, Trustee 90-92
George Wight, consultant, Barrington, Trustee 76-78
Michael Winegard, consultant, Chicago, Sec-Treasurer 93-96
C.
List one or two names, with a write-in space provided.
3.4
TRUSTEE
A.
No special requirements.
B.
Two names shall be listed for each vacant position if at all
possible. The exception,
where only one name would be listed, is if difficulty is encountered
in finding suitable candidates to accept the nomination for a
District. A write-in space
shall be provided.
3.5 SECRETARY-TREASURER
A.
No special requirements.
B.
List one name, with write-in space provided.
3.6 DIRECTOR
A.
The nominee for Director must have served as Chair of the
Section. In the event that no Past Chairs are available, the Committee
must then select a person who is serving, or has served on the Section
Board.
B.
The following members are eligible to serve as Director as of
August, 1995:
Jerry Bever, utility, Dekalb, Chair 89-90
John Boll, manufacturer, Peru, Chair 93-94
Mike Curry, consultant, Nashville, Chair 83-84
Ken Ficek, manufacturer, Peru, Chair 81-82
Garold Fields, utility, Galesburg, Chair 88-89
Dennis Leslie, utility, Machesney Park, Chair 95-96
Frank Lewis, IEPA, retired, Chair 85-86
Ellis W. Sanderson, ISWS, Champaign, Chair 94-95
Bob Stanbery, utility, Joliet, Chair 86-87
Larry Thomas, consultant, Crystal Lake, Chair 92-93
Kirt Wirth, manufacturer, West Chicago, Chair 91-92
C.
One or two names shall be listed, with a write-in space
provided.
3.7 WATER
UTILITY COUNCIL
A.
Nominations shall be made to maintain the specific make-up of
the Council as outlined in the Section Bylaws.
B.
One or two names shall be listed, with a write-in space
provided.
4. GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS
4.1 GENERAL
A.
The committee shall contact all potential candidates for each
position being considered, giving special attention to eligibility,
interest, ability and commitment to serve in the position if elected.
B. The Committee shall endeavor to
balance the candidates so that all industry groups are represented.
The makeup of the existing Board should be included
in this consideration. Primary
industry groups include: public water utilities, private water
companies, regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, manufacturers,
manufacturers representatives, and universities
4.2 BALLOT
POSITION
Determination of Ballot position, where more than one name is included,
shall be by drawing the names from a brown, felt hat.
4.3 COMMITTEE
BUDGET
Non-revenue committee activities must be accomplished within the Section
budget allocation if possible. Excursions
beyond the budget allocation must be approved by the Section Board of
Trustees.