Newsletter
Plan to create 2-3 issues during the year. Content will include submissions from officers and area counselors regarding reports, opportunities, and deadlines. Area counselors often include reports about area program days, unique programs, new hires and retirements.
Past newsletters have been sent:
Winter - after Annual Conference and before February FCS Update
Spring - late May
Summer - before August FCS Update
Fall - before Annual Conference (October)
Nominating
The nominating portion of this responsibility is to work with the immediate past president and other area counselors to nominate members for officer positions. Per the bylaws, names should be contacted by July 1.
In 2018, a ballot was create on qualtrics for the election. Contact Becky Reid and she will add you as a collaborator so you can update.
From the bylaws...
Section 1- The Nominating Committee shall be made up of the Immediate Past President and the Area Counselors.
Section 2- Areas will be responsible for electing their counselors, and will not be on the KEAFCS ballot. Names of the elected counselors should be submitted to the President-Elect and Chairman of the Nominating committee by July 1.
Section 3- The Nominating committee shall present a ballot of candidates for the unfilled officer/board positions, providing at least one name per position, with consideration to providing representation from the four extension administrative areas.
Section 4- Election shall be held by electronic ballot sent to all members of the Association prior to Extension Annual Conference. Only ballots submitted by the deadline listed on the ballot will be counted in the Election results. Ballots shall include space for write-in candidates for each elected office.
Section 5- Elections shall be determined by a plurality of the returned ballots. A tie will be broken by the flip of a coin in the presence of the Nominating Chairman and the President.
Section 6- In the absence or disability of the President or President-Elect, a member will be appointed by the Executive Board to assume the duties of the presiding officer.
