2016 Nominating Committee invites participation
The Nominating Committee has begun to solicit names for officers and board members for 2016–17. Four board members will be put on the slate for election at the May meeting. The secretary and treasurer are elected each year and can be re-elected. Chip Peterson and Carl Adams were newly elected in 2015 and are eligible for re-election.
According to our Bylaws, in 2016–17 President Jean Kinsey will become the immediate past president, and the president-elect, Donna Peterson, will automatically become the president of UMRA.
Here are the job descriptions for the people we’re seeking.
President-elect: Plans the monthly meeting in consultation with the president, chairs the Program Committee and is responsible for the selection of speakers for the monthly meetings in the calendar year following his/her election, Presides over board meetings and monthly luncheons when the president is not able to attend, consults with the president as needed, serves on the University Retirees Volunteer Center Board of Directors, and helps to recruit new members to UMRA.
Secretary: takes minutes of all meetings of the board, the Executive Committee, and the annual meeting of the membership in May, and distributes as appropriate. Updates “Operating Manual” each summer, and updates Bylaws as needed.
Treasurer: collects income and makes deposits in bank accounts, keeps check book and pays all bills as authorized, prepares a monthly treasurer’s report and distributes it to the board, prepares a year-end financial report to present to the members in October, renews the certificate of incorporation, files proper IRS forms, and renews Board Liability Insurance annually.
Board members (seeking four, each for three-year terms):
The UMRA Board of Directors consists of 17 people: 12 Board members plus the four elected officers and the immediate past president. The function of the UMRA Board is to advance the purposes of the Association and to report regularly to the membership regarding its actions and activities. The board has the responsibility for the general conduct of the affairs of the Association.
Please feel free to contact any member of the Nominating Committee with suggestions you may have for these positions. Committee members are: Donna Peterson, [email protected]; John Anderson, [email protected]; Earl Nolting, [email protected]; Julie Medbery, [email protected]; or Hal Miller, [email protected].
— Hal Miller, Chair, Nominating Committee
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