The SCN Association will hold its 2001 Annual Meeting at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at the University Branch of the Seattle Public Library at Roosevelt Way NE and NE 50th St.  At this meeting, an Annual Report will be given, Budget will be discussed, and Directors will be elected.

Election To Be Held at Annual Meeting

The membership will elect four Directors to the board for three-year terms. We would like to thank all the candidates who are running for office this year and encourage all SCNA members to vote.

We'd also like to thank those board members who served for the past several years. Directors Sharma Oliver, Gianni Truzzi and Allen Nicholson (all elected in 1997) completed their full terms of service this year, and Liz White (elected in 2000, to replace Jim Horton) resigned.

Four candidates have been certified to run for election for the Board of Seattle Community Network Association this year. Ti Locke, Randy Hayhurst, Ellen Earth and Adrienne Bailey. Information about these candidates is available online -- see below.

BREAKING NEWS: One of the four candidates was appointed by the Board on April 12, 2001 to fill out the remaining two years of Liz White's term on the board, and thus will not be standing for election this year.  Congratulations to Ti Locke on your new appointment to the Board!  You can learn more about our new Board member by reading her candidate page, just below:

SCNA Board Candidates' Election Pages

Adrienne Bailey

Ellen Earth

Randy Hayhurst

Ti Locke (no longer a candidate)

Proxy Voting Form (Fax, E-mail)

If you cannot be present in person at the Annual Meeting, you may cast your vote by fax or e-mail, due to Sharma Oliver sharma@scn.org, not later than 4:00PM, 4/25/2001.

SCNA Board of Directors is Seeking Applicants

Responsibilities & Qualifications of SCNA Board Members

 

 

SCNA Board Members' Service Commitment Pledge

The SCNA Organization: Who Does What

Election Timeline:

December 8, 2000 - Nominations Open

February 8, 2001 - Nominations Closed

March 26, 2001 - Voters must be SCNA members by this date

April 25, 2001 - Mail ballots must be received by this date

April 25, 2001, 4:00 PM - Faxed or e-mailed proxy forms must be received by this date and time

April 25, 2001, 7:00 PM - Annual General Membership Meeting and Election

April 26, 2001 - Results Announced and Vote Totals Posted

Becoming a Candidate:

The SCNA Secretary accepted nominations for this year's open seats on the board until February 8, 2001. Candidates announced their intention to run to the SCNA board mailing list: scna-board@scn.org

 

 

Nominations were made by the Co-President, Melissa Guest, and approved by the Board of Directors.

Candidate Requirements

Must be 18 years old (legally accountable).

Must be SCNA member in good standing at time of announcement to run.

Must have signed SCN volunteer agreement.

Candidates should supply to SCNA Board and Membership:

• Qualifications for Board Position
• SCNA vision statement
• photo (optional)

Election Campaign

Campaigning takes place in these SCNA media:

- the SCNA board candidates' pages (see above)

- a subsequent SCNA e-mailing with candidates' answers to several Board questions

 

At the Annual Meeting

Candidates will be allowed limited floor privilege during the Annual General Membership Meeting to introduce themselves and state their positions. Each candidate is allowed two minutes to address the meeting, and then members may ask questions as time permits.
 

Qualifications of Voters

Anyone voting in the election must be an SCN Association member in good standing, and have been a member for at least 30 days prior to the election.

To become a member of the Association, please see How to Contribute to SCNA / Membership Levels. Volunteers who have contributed at least 5 hours of time to SCN in the past 30 days are eligible for membership in the Association for the current year, based on that volunteer contribution. Please confirm this with the SCN Volunteers Committee on or before March 26, 2001.

Bylaw Changes

Any proposed bylaw change must be proposed to the elections and nominations committee via e-mail sent to scna-board@scn.org. Proposals must be submitted by March 26, 2001.

NOTE: No change proposals were submitted.

Voting Rules

Members may vote either by proxy ballot or at the Annual Meeting.

Vote for up to four candidates, no more than one vote per candidate.

Board Appointments

After the election, the board will consist of nine elected members. Any current appointed members' terms will expire on the day of the election.

 

Next Steps

Later this year, the new 2001 Board Development committee is expected to recommend one or more one-year appointments to the board, most likely of persons with specific accounting, legal, public and media relations, fundraising or other expertise that the Board may need. Such appointed members will serve until the date of next year's board election.

We consider it crucial to add to the Board qualified people who represent and can build relationships with the underserved communities that SCNA serves. Among equally qualified potential appointees, the board may give some preference to members who have stood for election in this or past years, thus expressing their belief in SCNA as a membership organization. But the primary role of any new appointed board members will be to bring needed expertise to the board, that we would not otherwise have.

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Updated April 12, 2001 by Joel Ware, IV