Nominating Committee for Board of Directors formed January 16 from audience

Nominating​ ​Committee​ ​for​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Directors

Hereafter​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Electors​ ​Meeting​ ​in​ ​January,​ ​there​ ​shall​ ​be​ ​formed​ ​a​ ​committee​ ​to​ ​be​ ​known​ ​as​ ​the Nominating​ ​Committee​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Directors​ ​to​ ​consist​ ​of​ ​seven​ ​(7)​ ​Voting​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the Association​ ​at​ ​least​ ​three​ ​(3)​ ​of​ ​whom​ ​shall​ ​be​ ​other​ ​than​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Directors,​ ​and appointed​ ​and​ ​elected​ ​officials​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Village​ ​and​ ​School​ ​District.​ ​Five​ ​(5)​ ​members​ ​of​ ​this​ ​committee shall​ ​constitute​ ​a​ ​quorum.​ ​If​ ​the​ ​membership​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Nominating​ ​Committee​ ​for​ ​Village​ ​and​ ​School​ ​Board Trustees​ ​meets​ ​the​ ​criteria​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Nominating​ ​Committee​ ​for​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Directors,​ ​that​ ​committee​ ​may continue​ ​to​ ​nominate​ ​candidates​ ​for​ ​officers​ ​and​ ​directors.

The​ ​notice​ ​for​ ​the​ ​January​ ​Electors​ ​Meeting​ ​shall​ ​advise​ ​the​ ​general​ ​membership​ ​that​ ​this​ ​Nominating Committee​ ​will​ ​be​ ​formed.​ ​The​ ​chair​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Nominating​ ​Committee​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Directors​ ​will​ ​be designated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​president​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Association.​ ​The​ ​president​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Association​ ​or​ ​his​ ​designee​ ​shall​ ​act as​ ​an​ ​advisor​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Directors​ ​and​ ​Officers​ ​Nominating​ ​Committee.

Immediately​ ​following​ ​the​ ​formation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​committee,​ ​the​ ​Secretary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Association​ ​and​ ​Publicity Director​ ​shall​ ​advertise​ ​that​ ​the​ ​WPOA​ ​is​ ​seeking​ ​candidates​ ​for​ ​Officers​ ​and​ ​Directors​ ​on​ ​the Association​ ​website,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​official​ ​newspaper​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Village,​ ​and​ ​by​ ​other​ ​means​ ​approved​ ​in​ ​the By-laws.​ ​Applicants​ ​will​ ​send​ ​letters​ ​of​ ​intent​ ​and​ ​resumes​ ​to​ ​the​ ​President​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than​ ​February​ ​10.

The​ ​responsibilities​ ​of​ ​the​ ​members​ ​and​ ​chair​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Nominating​ ​Committee​ ​include​ ​a​ ​review​ ​of​ ​the letter​ ​of​ ​intent​ ​and​ ​resumes​ ​of​ ​all​ ​candidates,​ ​a​ ​interview​ ​(either​ ​in​ ​person​ ​or​ ​by​ ​teleconference)​ ​with each​ ​candidate​ ​to​ ​clarify​ ​the​ ​candidate’s​ ​intent​ ​and​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​any​ ​questions​ ​about​ ​the​ ​position​ ​being sought,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​to​ ​inform​ ​the​ ​candidate​ ​of​ ​the​ ​duties​ ​of​ ​said​ ​position.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​case​ ​of​ ​a​ ​candidate​ ​who has​ ​previously​ ​served,​ ​or​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​serving​ ​the​ ​WPOA,​ ​a​ ​personal​ ​interview​ ​may​ ​be​ ​waived.

Members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Nominating​ ​​Committee​ s​​ ​hall​ ​not​ ​include​ ​officers​ ​or​ ​directors​ ​ ​​who​se​ ​​term​s​​ ​​for​ ​​office​ ​​are exp​iring​​​and​​are​​eligible​​for​​​eith​ ​er​​ele​ction​​or​​​re-e​l​ec​ti​on​​​to​​​a​​position​​​as​​​Office​r​​​o​r​​Director.​​M​e​mbers​​of the​​Nominatin​g​​Comm​i​ttee​​shall​​​not​​be​​​nominated​b​​ y​​​th​e​​Nominating​​​Co​mmittee​​​to​​run​​as​​either​​an Officer​ ​​or​ ​a​ ​Directo​r.

On​ ​or​ ​about​ ​March​ ​1,​ ​it​ ​sha​ll​ ​​be​ ​the​ ​​duty​ ​of​ ​​said​ ​​Nom​i​nating​ ​​Co​mmittee​ ​​to​ ​file​ ​a​ ​report​ ​in​ ​writing​ ​with the​ ​Secretary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Association​ ​​that​ ​contains​ ​​the​ ​names,​ ​addresses​ ​​and​ ​bri​ef​ ​​backgr​ound​ ​of​ ​​th​e members​ ​of​ ​​the​ ​​Association​ ​whom​ ​​they​ ​​nominate​ ​for​ ​e​l​ectio​n​ ​​and​ ​th​eir​ ​​terms​ ​​of​ ​​office.​ ​This​ ​information shall​ ​be​ ​posted​ ​on​ ​the​ ​WPOA​ ​website,​ ​published​ ​in​ ​the​ ​official​ ​newspaper​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Village,​ ​and​ ​​by​ ​other means​ ​approved​ ​in​ ​the​ ​By-laws​.

Any​ ​​fifteen​ ​​(15)​ ​Voting​ ​​member​s​ ​​of​ ​the​ ​​Asso​ciation​ ​​m​ay,​ ​​at​ ​any​ ​time​,​ ​​not​ ​late​r​ ​​than​ ​​twenty​​ ​​(20)​ ​​d​ays pr​i​or​ ​t​o​ ​​the​ ​​s​u​cceeding​ ​​annual​ ​meeting​ ​nominate​ ​any​ ​person​ ​or​ ​pers​ o​n​s​ ​​i​n​ o​​pposition​ ​​to​ ​any​ ​​of​ ​​th​e ca​ndid​a​t​es​ ​nominated​ ​o​n​ ​​the​ ​​regu​l​ar​ ​ticket​ ​​by​ ​filing​ ​wit​h​ ​the​ ​​Secretary,​ ​a​ ​petition​ ​​over​ ​​their​ ​​signatures, which​ ​notice​ ​shall​ ​include​ ​the​ ​address​ ​of​ ​each​ ​signatory,​ s​​howing​ ​their​ ​nomination​ ​​of​ ​​such​ ​​o​pposition candidate​​ or ​​candidates ​​with ​​a ​​​brief​​background​.​​​It ​​​shall ​​​then ​​be ​​the ​​​duty ​​​of ​​​the ​S​​ecretary ​​to ​​mail ​​each resident​,​ ​​at​ ​least​ ​ten​ ​(10)​ ​​days​ ​​prior​ ​to​ ​said​ ​​succeeding​ ​​annual​ ​meeti​ng​ ​​a​ ​​copy​ ​of​ ​th​e​ ​​nominations​ ​​so mad​e​.​ ​No​ ​additional​ ​nominations​ ​will​ ​be​ ​accepted​ ​at​ ​the​ ​annual​ ​meeting,​ ​at​ ​which​ ​time,​ ​the​ ​vote​ ​for officer​ ​and​ ​directors​ ​will​ ​take​ ​place.

12/14/2016