The Nominating Committee Wants You!
The Diamondhead Community continues to welcome many new
property owners each year. We thought it might be helpful to inform
them of the process used to elect members to the community's Board
of Directors as well as to refresh the memory of those of us who have
been property owners for a few years.
The Diamondhead Board of Directors is composed of nine property
owners; each director serves a three-year term of office. The
Diamondhead Property Owners Association By-Laws require that
each year three new members be elected to serve on the Board.
These newly elected members will replace the three members of the
existing board whose terms are expiring that year. This process
attempts to guarantee a certain level of corporate memory is preserved
by ensuring there are always 3 members with 2 years experience and
3 members with 1 year of experience on the board at all times. Of the
three newly elected directors, two must be resident property owners,
while the third position is considered "at large", meaning that either a
resident or non-resident property owner can fill the post. This year,
due to the resignation of one board member, we will also be electing 1
additional board member to serve out the remaining 2-year term
of the director who resigned.
Each year the outgoing Board appoints a nominating committee.
This committee, chaired by the Board's Vice-President, is responsible
for seeking out qualified candidates to be nominated for each open
position in the upcoming yearly election. There is no limit to the
number of candidates who can be nominated. The only requirement
is that each nominee must have been a Diamondhead property owner
for at least one year prior to the election, with all dues and fees current
and not under suspension of privileges. The close of the business day
on the last work day prior to May 1st is the deadline for nomination of
candidates. After that date, nominations are closed.
The list of candidates is formally announced to the membership in the
May issue of the Focus. Additionally, each person is introduced to the
community at "Candidates Night", held on the third Thursday
of June. Approximately the first work day in July, the ballots are mailed
to property owners whose dues and fees are current. Returned ballots
must be postmarked prior to midnight, July 31st. Ballots are counted
in early August. The winners are formally announced and take their
place as members of the Board at the annual meeting on the third Saturday
evening in August. Once the new members are seated, the new board retires
to an executive session and selects the officers for the coming year.
Even though Candidate's Night in June seems far away, it will be here
before we know it. Since candidate resumes are due to the Nominating
Committee in April, now is the time for each property owner to decide
to get off the sidelines and put their energy, enthusiasmand expertise
to use by becoming a candidate for one of these open positions. If you'll
just stop and look around, you can see that The Diamondhead Community
is a wonderful place to live. Now more than ever, our community needs
dedicated and aggressive leadership so that we can continue moving forward.
If you are ready to serve your friends, neighbors, and community,
or if you need more information, contact the DPOA office or
call one of the following committee members:
D. J. Bell 617-6533
Jim Hannon 655-2691
Dave Orel 276-6102
Don Oseroff 609-5125
Bob Jones 276-3778
