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Section 2. Nominating Committee.
The Nominating Committee shall consist
of the following members: the current
President, the current President-Elect, two
(2) most recent Past Presidents selected
by the President and able to serve and a
past or the current President of the Product
Service Council selected by the President.
In the President's sole discretion,
one additional person may be appointed
to serve on the Nominating Committee at
large. The chairperson of the Committee
shall be an owner member of the Committee
appointed by the President. The
Nominating Committee may on its own
motion agree to deliberate in closed session.
The Nominating Committee shall
be appointed at least sixty (60) days prior
to the annual meeting of members. The
Nominating Committee shall prepare a
report of their slate of officers and directors
and submit the report to the President.
Section 3. Committees.
Except as provided for herein, the President-elect
shall appoint, by a date set by
the Board, a chairperson for the committees
whose appointments become effective
on January 1st of the following year.
In the event of a vacancy in the chair of
a committee, the President shall have the
authority to appoint a new chair.
The
President shall appoint such other committees,
task forces, and chairpersons as
the President may deem necessary.
Section 4. Product/Service Council.
The Associate Members of the Association
shall be members of the Product/Service
Council.
ARTICLE X. ELECTION
Section 1. Directors and Officers of the
Association.
The election of directors and officers of
the Association shall take place at the
annual meeting of members each year,
or at a Special Meeting, according to the
following procedure:
A. The Nominating Committee shall present
its report to the President and the report/nominations
shall be announced to
the membership at least fifteen (15) business
days prior to the annual meeting or
Special Meeting. The President shall accept
the report/nominations of the Nominating
Committee.
B. Recommendations for Officers and Directors
may be made by any SAAA Owner
member in writing to the Nominating
Committee by submitting the name of
the person to be considered to the Nominating
Committee Chair or Executive Director
a minimum of sixty (60) days prior to
the Election of Officers.
C. Additional nominations shall be accepted
if a petition signed by at least
twelve (12) voting members is submitted
in writing to the President a minimum of
ten (10) business days prior to the annual
meeting or a Special Meeting held for the
purpose of electing directors and officers
of the Association; provided that a nomination
compliant with this subparagraph
is timely submitted to the President, the
nomination shall be deemed accepted
and the nominee shall stand for election.
D. If no additional nominations are received
in accordance with subsection
(C) above, the slate submitted by the
Nominating Committee shall be elected
by a majority vote of the eligible voting
members in attendance at the annual
meeting or Special Meeting.
E. If additional nominations are made in
accordance with subsection (C) above,
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