Notice of Officer Elections

As per the by-laws of the Association, stated below for reference:

Each year, at the HTCIA annual conference, the International Board of Directors shall choose by secret ballot vote the International Executive Officers: the First Vice President, the Second Vice President, the Treasurer, and the Secretary. The First Vice President for any calendar year shall automatically become the President for the year following his service as the First Vice President. The express purpose for this period of service is to supply cohesion and continuity. Thirty (30) days before the annual business meeting the International Secretary shall call for nominations for the position of First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The International Secretary shall post upon receipt all nominees and their resume on the HTCIA Web page. Nominations may be made from the floor at the annual business meeting. The nominations and election must occur on a day that the annual training conference is in session. The candidate with the greatest number of votes for an office will be elected.

The vote shall be counted and recorded by tally committee of three directors who are not nominees appointed by the President. The President shall announce the results and introduce the new International Executive Officers to the International Board of Directors and the membership present. The new officers will automatically take office on January 1st.

All ballots shall be presented to the International Board of Directors upon completion of the tally. The ballots shall be maintained for a period of one (1) year by the International Board and made available, upon demand, to any member of the Association, for purpose of verification.

QUALIFICATIONS

The International Board of Directors, International Executive Officers and Chapter Board Officers must be members of HTCIA for two consecutive years in good standing with the exception of the new chapters and meet the qualifications as set forth in these bylaws.

TERMS OF OFFICE

The International Executive Officers term of office is one (1) business year. No member of the International Executive Officers may serve more than five successive terms as an International Officer and may not serve more than two years successively in the same position.

All Chapter Board Officers, International Executive Officers, and International Board of Directors shall continue in office past the expiration of their term in office if and until their office is filled by an election unless they were removed from office pursuant to these bylaws.

As Secretary of the International Executive Committee, I am calling for nominations for the positions of 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Nominees are to e-mail to the International Secretary at secretary@htcia.org their resume which will be posted on the website www.htcia.org. If the candidate wishes to include a platform, of no more than 250 words, that will also be posted on the website. This platform should outline why the member wishes to be on the International Executive Committee, and what the member hopes to accomplish while on the Committee.

Duncan Monkhouse


International Secretary