Nominating Committee

Members:

There shall be a standing committee of the Association called the Nominating Committee.

Purpose: 

To prepare a list of nominees for all elected officers and non-continuing committee members.

Directives: 

To solicit the names of volunteers and nominees for all vacant offices; to submit a list containing at least as many names as there are vacancies to all members at least fifteen working days before the Annual General Meeting; to assist the Executive Committee on request in finding names for vacancies occurring in any of the above before the end of the normal term of office; to assist the Executive Committee and any other relevant committees on request in finding names for all appointed officers, representatives and committee members.

Limitations:

No nomination of the committee shall take effect until ratified by the general membership or the Executive Committee, as appropriate, unless the power to fill a vacant position has been delegated to the committee by the body responsible for electing or appointing that position.

Reporting: 

To report on the activities of the committee at each general meeting and at other meetings as required; to present a written report to members at the Annual General Meeting and at other times as required.

Meetings: 

The time, place and frequency of meetings shall be determined by the committee.

Composition: 

Four members of the Association, at least three to be members of the Bargaining Unit.

Terms of Office: 

Two members elected each year for staggered two-year terms.

Selection:

Elected at the Annual General Meeting. Vacancies occurring on the Committee before an Annual General Meeting shall be filled by an appointee of the Executive Committee, subject to ratification by the membership at the next general meeting.

Chair: 

The committee appoints its own chair, who shall be a member of the Bargaining Unit.

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