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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN MEETING AND WORKING WITH YOUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT PEERS?

Do you have a desire to be more involved with YOUR local PMI Chapter? Become a volunteer leader and serve on the PMI-CIC Board of Directors!! Nominate yourself or nominate another PMI CIC Member interested in serving in a PMI-CIC Board position. Please submit your nomination(s) to the PMI-CIC Nominations Committee by email at nominationscommittee@pmi-centraliowa.org by September 13, 2019 @ 5:00 p.m. CST.

PMI CENTRAL IOWA CHAPTER IS SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING 2020 ELECTED BOARD ROLES:

1. President- Elect - 3 -1-year term commitments; requires commitment to the full three years
2. Vice President – Finance (2-year term)
3. Vice President – Communications & Marketing (2-year term)
4. Vice President – Professional Development (2-year term)

ELECTION TIMELINE:

 

Nomination Steps	Estimated Timelines	Duration
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS	Thurs Aug 29, 2019	x
NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT 5:00 PM CST	Fri, Sep 13, 2019	2 weeks
SLATE OF NOMINEES SENT TO ELECTRONIC VOTING PROVIDER	Mon Sep 16 - Fri Sep 27	2 weeks
ONLINE BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS EMAILED TO MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING	Wed Oct. 4, 2019	1 week
ONLINE BALLOT VOTING CLOSED 5:00 PM CST	Wed Oct. 25, 2019	3 weeks
BALLOT VALIDATION COMPLETED	Thurs Oct. 31, 2019	1 week
VOTING RESULTS ANNOUNCED TO MEMBERS VIA BLOG & EMAIL	Fri Nov. 01, 2019	1 day
2020 ELECTED & APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS TAKE OFFICE	Wed Jan. 1, 2020	x

OFFICE TERMS & ELIGIBILITY

• Nominees must be members in good standing with PMI Central Iowa.
• PMI-Central Iowa Chapter members in good standing as of September 15, 2019 will be eligible to vote for the board positions up for election in 2019.
• Terms of office for elected positions (exception for the offices of President and President-Elect) shall be [2], limited to [2] consecutive terms in the same position, and no more than [4] consecutive terms on the Board in general.
• The Offices of President and President-Elect are open only to members who have served previously in one of the Board of Director officer positions, either on the PMI-CIC Board or at another PMI Component Chapter, for a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive months. No past President is eligible to become President or President-Elect for three (3) years after his/her most recently expired term as President.
• To ensure consistency in establishing strategic goals, presidential nominees must agree to a three-year term commitment of - 1 year respectively to the sequential roles of President Elect, President, and Immediate Past President.

• Chapter by-laws, and additional documents including detailed position descriptions and appointed director roles, can be found on thePMI-CIC website home page under the "About Us" tab at http://www.pmi-centraliowa.org.

BRIEF ROLE DESCRIPTIONS FOR OPEN ELECTED BOARD ROLES 

As found in the PMI Central Iowa Chapter Charter Agreement and Bylaws.

The President-Elect shall keep the records of all business meetings of the Chapter and meetings of the Board and maintain the policies and procedures of the Board. These duties include oversight and whose interpretation shall be considered final of the parliamentary procedures used to conduct meeting of the Board. The President-Elect will represent the President in meetings where the President is not present.

The Vice President of Communications & Marketing is responsible for the management of internal and external communications for the PMI-CIC and for promoting PMI® and the PMI-CIC to local businesses, schools and professional associations.

The Vice President of Professional Development is responsible for promoting the project management profession through the development and delivery of educational opportunities, including programs for PMI-CIC meetings, for the benefit of the membership. 

The Vice President of Treasury & Finance shall serve as the PMI-CIC treasurer and oversee the budgeting and management of funds for duly authorized purposes of the PMI-CIC, which includes providing all necessary financial reporting.

NOMINATION PROCESS

A Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate containing nominees for each board position and shall determine the eligibility and willingness of each nominee to stand for election. Candidates for Board positions may also be nominated by petition process established by the Nominating Committee or the Board. Elections shall be conducted: (a) during the annual meeting of the membership; or (b) by mail ballot to all voting members in good standing; or (c) by electronic vote in compliance with the legal jurisdiction. The candidate who receives a majority of votes cast for each office shall be elected. Ballots shall be counted by the Nominating Committee or by tellers designated by the board.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THOSE RUNNING FOR OFFICE

• In accordance with PMI® policies, practices, procedures, rules and directives, no funds or resources of PMI® or the PMI-CIC may be used to support the election of any candidate or group of candidates for PMI®, PMI-CIC or public office.
• No organized or personal electioneering, communications, fund-raising or other organized activity on behalf of yourself or another candidate shall be permitted.
• The PMI-CIC Nominating Committee, or other applicable body designated by the PMI-CIC, will be the sole distributor(s) of all election materials for PMI-CIC elected positions.

*Those not in compliance of the nomination policies may be subject to disqualification