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2005 Nominating Committee
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Gwinnett District Committee, Atlanta Area Council |
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Please submit your nominations via e-mail to:
nominations@gwinnettbsa.org
Responsibilities of the District
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90 days prior to the district annual meeting, the
district chairman will submit a proposed nominating committee to the council
president for approval. The president can add or delete names as he sees fit.
Members of the nominating committee do not have to be registered members of BSA.
If there is a vacancy for the district commissioner, the council president may
ask the council commissioner to serve on the nominating committee. If he is
asked to serve, he would serve as an equal.
Once the president approves the makeup of the nominating committee, the
committee meets to develop the slate of candidates for district chairman,
vice-chairmen, and members at large. These are the only 3 positions that are
elected. The members of the nominating committee should be announced to district
Scouters so that suggestions for nominations may be submitted. The DE would meet
with the nominating committee not as a member of the committee, but only as an
advisor.
The nominating committee also selects a nominee for district commissioner. The
district commissioner is not elected, but is approved by the council executive
board and the Scout executive. The individual must be an elected member at
large.
The election takes place at the annual district business meeting. It is
conducted by the chairman of the nominating committee, when called upon by the
district chairman. Those eligible to vote include all current members of the
district committee, and including members of the council committee if they
reside in the district. The vote is carried by the majority of members present
at the meeting. Nominees do not have to be present at the meeting to be elected.
Chartered organization representatives are automatically members of the district
committee. They are not elected, but are selected by their respective chartered
organizations.
Newly elected members take office immediately. (Whether that means they are the
group that then elects the district chairman and vice-chairmen, to the exclusion
of the outgoing members at large would be determined by the specific council
bylaws.)
After the election, the new district chairman appoints the chairmen for the
three functions of membership, finance, and program. Those chairmen will then
build their committees. All of these people are drawn from the pool of members
at large. Individuals are not elected to specific committee positions, but are
appointed by the chairmen of the three functions. The only specific positions
elected are that of district chairman and district vice-chairmen, if
vice-chairmen positions are used in the district.
The nominating committee should stay active throughout the year to help fill
district committee vacancies. Any nominees must be elected at a district
meeting.
2004 Nominating
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