[BAA-ebulletin 00858] Nominations for the ballot for the Board of Trustees and the Council

[BAA electronic bulletins service]

Nominations for the ballot for the Board of Trustees and the Council

BAA members are advised that at the Special General Meeting held on 2015 May 
27, the resolutions laid out on page 121 of the April Journal were approved 
by the membership. Nominations are therefore now sought for members of the 
new Board of Trustees and Council of the Association to be elected next 
October.

  Under the new constitution, the elected Board of Trustees comprises:

1 President, 1 Vice-President (ex officio), 1 Treasurer, 1 Business 
Secretary and 5 other elected members. In addition to the Section Directors 
and Postholders, the Council comprises the Trustees as above, plus two 
further elected Secretaries, and five other elected members.

  If you would like to be nominated as a Trustee or a member of Council, you 
must be a paid-up member. Please ask two other paid-up members to propose 
and second you and then sign the letter or form yourself to show that you 
are willing to stand. Alternatively you may wish to nominate someone else, 
in which case the same conditions apply. If standing as a Trustee, you must 
confirm that you have read and understand the responsibilities of the 
Trustees of a Charity as set out on the website of the Charities Commission, 
and that you are prepared to accept and fulfil these responsibilities to the 
best of your ability.

  All nominations must be in writing and sent to the BAA office or the 
Business Secretary by post or e-mail to arrive by 2015 June 19. A nomination 
form is attached to this message for your convenience, but provided the 
above conditions are fulfilled, its use is not obligatory.

Best regards

  Bill Tarver, Business Secretary

  [business at britastro.org]