AHPOA ELECTION RESULTS

2006

 

Total number of votes eligible to be cast         2,214

Quorum                                                         443

Total number of valid votes cast                      534

 

Chip Collins                317

Shawn Desmond         313

Andrew Fuller            190

Jim Hodges                185

 

2006 NOMINATING COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

Elections for Board Members occur every October.  At the regular meeting in April, the Board of Directors appointed the Nominating Committee whose job is to establish guidelines for these elections.

Association members who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors must follow these procedures, which have been approved by the Board of Directors:

1.         The Nominating committee is seeking persons with a reputation for honesty, integrity, and compliance with the law and rules of the Property Owners Association.  Additionally, a demonstrated interest in, knowledge of, and productive involvement in the Aquia Harbour community is highly desirable.

2.         Resumes from prospective nominees will be solicited by means of the AHPOA newsletter, THE HARBOUR VIEW.  Both the solicitation and announcement will describe the procedures to be used by the Nominating Committee.

3.         The Committee will designate for nomination all eligible active members of the Aquia Harbour Property Owners Association, Inc. who submit resumes and adhere to the requirement of these procedures.  Resumes shall include information as to desired goals for the Community, in addition to abilities, training, and related community service experience that would qualify the member to serve the property owners and their interests.  Resumes shall be no less than fifty (50) words or more than one hundred (100) words in length.  Resumes should also include an acknowledgement of the nominees’ availability to satisfy the time commitment associated with a position of the AHPOA, Inc. Board of Directors.

4.         Nominees must be of legal age.  Nominees must be, at the time of his or her election, a U.S. citizen and an active member in the Association.

5.         A petition bearing the written signature of thirty (30) different Lot Owners who are active members of the Association at the time of signing must be submitted as a prerequisite to nomination.  A standard, required petition form must be obtained from the AHPOA office.  Article XXIII of the By-Laws (Article X of the old format Bylaws) provides for the submission of nominations by active members of the Association, if such nominations are submitted with a petition bearing the written signature of thirty (30) different lot owners who are active members of the Association at the time of signing, up until September 1, of each year.  Such submissions shall be accompanied by a resume adhering to the requirements of paragraph 3.  The petition, and accompanying resume, must be submitted to the AHPOA, Inc. Business Office no later than 5:30 PM on Friday, September 1, 2006.  All signatures will be attested to by the person collecting the signatures.

6.         Resumes submitted to the Committee, which do not meet the requirements as established in paragraph 5 will be returned to the person about whom the resume pertains for compliance with that requirement prior to being published.  All such resumes must be modified and returned to the Business Office no later than 5:30PM on Wednesday, September 13, 2006. 

7.         Two OPEN MEETINGs will be held by the Committee to provide an opportunity for active property owners Association members to meet and question the nominees.  Proper advance notice, of at least 10 days before each meeting, will be published in The Harbour View.  All prospective candidates should attend this meeting.  Notification of inability to attend the meeting should be submitted in writing to the Nominating Committee Chairperson.

8.         The committee may meet at such other times and places as it may choose.  All meetings will be conducted pursuant to the By-Laws, Article XXIII (Article X – old format) and minutes will be kept as required.

9.         The Committee will file with the Board of Directors no later than September 1, 2006, a written report in accordance with the By-Laws, Article XXIII (Article X) Section 1.e.

10.       The Committee will contact the Property Owners Association Office to determine whether persons being considered for nomination are eligible for election to the Board.  Likewise, that office will be contacted for the purpose of verifying the Active member/lot owner status of those persons whose signatures appear on a petition.  The Committee will not make corrections to a deficient petition or resume, but will promptly attempt to notify the person who submitted the petition and/or resume.

11.       The Committee will present to the Board, no later than September 15, 2006, one copy of the resume for each Active member of the Property Owners Association, Inc., plus 100 additional resumes, in accordance with the By-Laws, Article XXIII (Article X), Section 1.  The Committee will determine the number of Active Members of the Association by contacting the Association office and requesting said number.

12.       All persons accepted or rejected by the Committee for nomination to membership on the Board will be promptly notified in writing of the Committee’s action.  If rejected, the person will be informed of the reasons.

13.       The Committee will make a verbal statement on its nominations for membership to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the Aquia Harbour Property Owners Association, Inc. in accordance with the By-Laws, Article XXIII (Article X), Section 1.

14.       The Nominating Committee Members are:

Renee Cruea

David Humphrey

Robert Lester

David Young

15.       First class postage is to be used when mailing procedures to property owners.

16.       Committee Schedule: