Laserfiche WebLink
the Scout executive. The district commissioner is not elected at the district annual <br />meeting. <br />d. Vote of the majority of the members present at the district meeting is required for <br />election. <br />Details and Contingencies <br />1. Newly elected officers and members at large take office immediately upon election. <br />2. If any portion of the nominating committee's report is rejected, this portion must be <br />reintroduced at a special or adjourned or recessed meeting of the district committee to be <br />held within 30 days of the present meeting. Formal notice of this meeting must be sent to <br />eligible voters immediately so that it is received at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting. <br />Additional names may be submitted to the nominating committee during that period. The <br />nominating committee will, at the next meeting, proceed with the portion of the election <br />that failed passage. It is hoped that the nominating committee members will discover the <br />reasons for the failure of acceptance and attempt to deal with them. <br />3. In the event that a resolution is still not obtained, then the matter will be referred to the <br />council president and/or executive board for final resolution. <br />4. Because members at large take office immediately upon election, they and the chattered <br />organization representatives are eligible to vote at postponed elections if they were <br />elected and the officers' slate was not accepted. <br />5. Voting may be done by ballot but voice or hand votes are acceptable since a district is a <br />non-policymaking body. If ballots are used, the secretary should be instructed to collect <br />ballots only from those eligible to vote, marked with the name of eligible voters and <br />counted by clerks appointed by the chairman of the nominating committee. A motion to <br />cast a unanimous ballot for the proposed candidates is acceptable. <br />Chartered Organization Representative <br />1. The chartered organization representative is automatically a voting member of the council <br />and the district upon the selection or appointment by the community organization and <br />when registered as a member of the Boy Scouts of America. The individual is to be <br />registered during the time that the chartered organization designates this person as <br />chartered organization representative. <br />2. Primary responsibilities are (1) help units to be successful and (2) serve as liaison <br />between the chartered organization and Scouting. <br />3. The chartered organization representative is encouraged to become an active, <br />participating member of one of the district's committees. <br />41 <br />