Elections and Nominations Committee

The WCOWMA-BC Annual General Meeting will be held in Abbotsford, BC on February 13, 2015.  Each year at the AGM, elections for the Board of Directors are held.

Two positions will become open for election at the 2015 AGM.  Any member in good standing may have their name put forward for nomination.  Nominations may be faxed or emailed to the WCOWMA-BC office; nominations will also be taken from the floor during the election process.

If you or someone you know are interested in serving your onsite wastewater industry association through a position on the Board of Directors please use the Nomination Form included with this notice to submit your nomination.  This is an excellent opportunity to effect positive change in the onsite wastewater industry.

The Board of Directors meets monthly via Skype or conference call, as well as a minimum of twice annually face-to-face.

Terms of Office
Directors elected through this process shall follow the term limits of any duly elected Director. Specifically, those appointed shall serve for two years.

Process for Nominations
According to Bylaw Section 6.g, all nominees must be Corporate Members in good standing. A member, whose membership fees are due and unpaid or otherwise owes money to the Association is not in good standing.

Nominations by fax or email must be received by the WCOWMA-BC office no later than 4:30 p.m., February 10, 2015. Nominations are to be sent by e-mail to lesley@wcowma.com or by fax to 250-381-6667 so that they can be officially received and forwarded to the current Board of Directors. There is no limit to the number of nominations that can be brought forward.

This notice is appended with a template that can be used to support the nomination process. All nominators, nominees and seconds will be contacted by the WCOWMA-BC Nominations Committee to validate the submissions.

A form is available for download on our website for those wishing to submit a nomination.