Staff Association

Annual Elections Committee

Members:

• President, Chair
• President-Elect & Past-President, if available.  If not, other board members will replace them by appointment
• Web & Electronic Development Committee

Mission Statement

To ensure an election process occurs to replace positions within the board for the upcoming fiscal year.

Strategic Plan

• Assuming all positions serve full term, each year there will elections for the following five (5) positions:
  • President-Elect (3 year term – first year as President-Elect, second year as President, third year as Past-President)
  • Secretary (one-year term only)
  • Treasurer (one-year term only)
  • Two (2) Executive Board Members (2 year term each)
• The following positions will remain as part of the Executive Board:
  • President-Elect – will become President in next fiscal year
  • President – will become Immediate Past-President in next fiscal year
  • Two (2) Executive Board Members (begin serving 2nd year of term)
• An announcement will be made to all staff members to nominate individuals for the position on or before April 15
• Nominations will close by May 1
• Additional names may be placed on the ballet by submitting a petition signed by ten (10) members and presented to the Staff Association President no later than May 15.
• Ballots for the election of officers shall be sent to all members during the third week in May.
• All ballots shall be tabulated on the last Friday of May.  The election winners will constitute the Staff Association Executive Board for the next fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).
• It is the responsibility of the new President to contact the Faculty Senate to determine who the Staff Association Faculty Representative will be.

Note: The unexpired office of any vacancy occurring during the year may be filled until the end of the year by appointment of the Executive Board.  At the end of the year, regular election procedures will be followed to fill any unexpired terms of office.