How-To-Nominate Officers and Trustee
 

HOW TO:

NOMINATE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

 NOMINATING COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

Revised: August 1995

 1.         INTRODUCTION  

(Note:  It is the intent of these procedures to supplement and not replace any requirements of the Section By Laws.  In case of conflict, the By Laws take precedence.)  


1.1       BOARD POLICIES

A.       Residency Requirements For Candidates - The place of employment, rather than home address, shall be the address of consideration when eligibility to run for office in the Illinois Section is determined.  Trustee and Water Utility Council candidates shall be required to have their home address within the respective Districts for which they are nominated.

B.         Nominating Committee Membership Eligibility - A member of the Nominating Committee is not eligible for nomination to any office.

C.        District 2 Trustee Terms - The terms of the two District 2 Trustees are to be staggered so that both seats are not elected in the same year.

1.2       SELECTION OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE

 A.        The Section Chair shall select the Nominating Committee members and shall appoint the Nominating Committee Chair.

 B.         The Committee shall consist of three Past Chairs of the Section and two members of the Section who are not members of the Board.

C.        The Committee Chair is normally the current Past Chair. The current Past Chair is not required to be on the committee and may not serve if he\she wishes to be considered for nomination to an office.


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.