New Nominations for Colorado TBF BOD!

[BassinColorado]

Based on the qualifications necessary for becoming part of the ColoradoTBF Board of Directors (someone that has shown interest in supporting the Colorado Federations), the CBA club wanted to let everyone know that Bob Mininger , owner of Outlaw Bait and Tackle here in Colorado Springs, has decided to accept the nomination for Vice President/Tournament Director of the ColoradoTBF.

Bob has supported the state's bass fishing clubs for more years than most of us have even been fishing! Bob states that he is ready to help, and/or lead, wherever the BOD needs him through 2010.

Thanks Bob!

[here fishy,fishy]

What positions are up for a vote and when are the ballots going to be sent out and when is the next BOD meeting going to be held?

[k0diak]

Get 'em Bob!

-Gander Mtn Aurora Fishing Dept.

[BassinColorado]

All positions are up for a vote later this month! The requirements are as stated below......

ARTICLE 5

Board of Directors, Manner of Election, Terms of Office, Duties, and Removal:Section 1
The Federation Board of Directors will be convened twice a year (or as required by law) in February and October to conduct the business of the Federation. Additional meetings will be held at the discretion of the Federation President.

The Board of Directors will consist of
1) President
2) Vice President
3) Secretary
4) Treasurer
5) Chapter Presidents or Appointees

Section 2
All members of the Federation will be eligible to make nominations and vote for persons to hold the office of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. Nominations will be received by the current Election Committee, as set forth in Article 9 Sections 1,2,3,4. The newly elected Federation Officers will be installed at the February meeting.

A) Eligibility for office or for member of Board of Directors:

1. General - member in good standing with the Federation and an active
member of a chapter.

2. Office of President – Must have served one year on the board of directors.
(Except for 1st year)

3. Office of Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer – Must have served one
year on the board of directors, or demonstrated active interest in the efforts
of the Federation.

B) Election

1. Refer to Article 9 Sections 1,2,3,4

C) Term of Office:

1. The President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall serve a oneyear
term, or such additional time necessary for a successor to be elected.
2. Any Officer may succeed him/herself in office, if nominated and elected.

D) Duties:

1. President – Preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors or special
meeting of the federation. Direct all official business. Supervise all
federation activities. Appoint and be an ex officio member of all standing and
special committees. Be an official representative of the Federation in the
relationship of other organizations. Delegate such duties as may be
appropriate to better serve the federation. Maintain liaison with T.B.F. Inc.

2. The Vice President shall assist the President upon request. Preside in the
absence of the President. Assume the office of the President if it should be
vacated. Act as the Federation Tournament Director. Should the Vice
President so desire, he or she shall be responsible for recruitment of a
capable person to serve as the Federation Tournament Director.

3. Secretary – Record, maintain and publish all minutes of the meetings of the
board. Keep all non-financial books, papers, records and documents
belonging to the Federation. Maintain correspondence between the
federation and its affiliated chapters and with all other agencies as assigned
by the president.

4. Treasurer - Keep and account for all moneys and dues. Pay all federation
bills as approved by the board. Prepare a financial report as part of the
minutes of each meeting of the board. Develop and submit an annual
budget. The treasurer may be required to be bonded, with the bonding fee to
be paid from the Federation general fund.

5. The Federation Board of Directors will have the authority to be able to make
decisions regarding the day-to-day operations and business of the
Federation.


ARTICLE 9

Voting for Officers, Amending of Bylaws, Tournament Format, Tournament Rules:

Section 1

All members of the Colorado Federation are entitled and encouraged to vote on all matters involving;

1) Election of the Federation Officers
2) Changes to the Bylaws
3) Changes to the Tournament Rules
4) Changes to the Tournament Format
5) Any major decision that affects the Federation membership.

Section 2

Voting will be by a secret proxy ballot and must be legible and returned on time to be counted. Each October 1st starting in 2008 each chapter needs to submit a change document to the Election Committee, to nominate their choices for the Federation Officers, and any other changes that chapter thinks the
Federation needs to amend. The purposed changes from each chapter will be compiled into a ballot. A ballot will be mailed to each Federation member before the end of October and must be returned to the Election Committee no later than December 1st. The Election Committee will tabulate the ballots and report any changes to the Board of Directors that needs to be made to any of the matters listed above. The Federation Officers will be decided by a simple majority vote of all the returned ballots. All other changes will be by a two-thirds majority vote of the returned ballots. Results of the voting will be posted on the Federation Website by the Webmaster.

Section 3

Emergency voting will follow the above sections, except they can be initiated at any time of the year, as directed by the Board of Directors.

Section 4

Any amendments to these bylaws are subject to endorsement of T.B.F Inc.

[BassinColorado]

The ColoradoTBF has some more folks getting in on the BOD nomination list! Sam Heckman is making himself available for the Secretary position and Troy Limmer has announced he will be available and accepts the nomination for President.

We now know Bob Mininger(VicePres), Sam Heckman(Sec), and Troy Limmer(Pres.) are accepting their nomination for those positions. Who else is accepting their nomination for any of the positions?

Knowing who all is interested in any of the positions, well before the ballots go out, would be great for all members to be able to ponder who they feel would be good representatives for the ColoradoTBF!

[BassNFly]

FYI, nominations come in from the club level and we may not know of all of them until the board meets and sends out the ballot.  That ballot will be mailed by the end of October and members have one month to return the ballot, so they will have plenty of time to consider the nominations.  The ballot must be received by December 1st to be counted.  This is all in the by-laws under Article 9: Voting...

I know the existing board has been renominated with Don Speas for President and Sean Hinton for VP.  I (Jeff Jones) have accepted the nomination to move to fill the spot of Treasurer, vacating the Secretary spot.

Also, FYI, following the by-laws, the position of President must be someone who is already an existing board member for at least one year. (Article 5, Sec. 2)

Board members are: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and the President of each club.  Appointed positions are not board members.  This includes Youth Director, Conservation Director, and members of any standing commitees.

I encourage everyone to review the change documents.  Compare the proposed changes to the existing sections or wording.  A copy of the By-laws and Tournament Rules are on the CTBF website.

Every CTBF member, providing we have their current address, will receive an official ballot.  Repeat! That ballot must be returned by Dec. 1, 2009.

If anyone has questions call your club President or a board member.

Thanks,

Jeff Jones

[BassinColorado]

Thanks for the info, Jeff!

[here fishy,fishy]

FYI, nominations come in from the club level and we may not know of all of them until the board meets and sends out the ballot.  That ballot will be mailed by the end of October and members have one month to return the ballot, so they will have plenty of time to consider the nominations.  The ballot must be received by December 1st to be counted.  This is all in the by-laws under Article 9: Voting...

I know the existing board has been renominated with Don Speas for President and Sean Hinton for VP.  I (Jeff Jones) have accepted the nomination to move to fill the spot of Treasurer, vacating the Secretary spot.

Also, FYI, following the by-laws, the position of President must be someone who is already an existing board member for at least one year. (Article 5, Sec. 2)

Board members are: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and the President of each club.  Appointed positions are not board members.  This includes Youth Director, Conservation Director, and members of any standing commitees.

I encourage everyone to review the change documents.  Compare the proposed changes to the existing sections or wording.  A copy of the By-laws and Tournament Rules are on the CTBF website.

Every CTBF member, providing we have their current address, will receive an official ballot.  Repeat! That ballot must be returned by Dec. 1, 2009.

If anyone has questions call your club President or a board member.

Thanks,

Jeff Jones

Thanks Jeff,

As Jeff as pointed out the office of the President must be someone that has been or as served on the board. What the by - laws state is:


Eligibility for office or for member of Board of Directors:

1. General –member in good standing with the Federation and an active
member of a chapter.
2. Office of President – Must have served one year on the board of directors.
(Except for 1st year)
3. Office of Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer – Must have served one
year on the board of directors, or demonstrated active interest in the efforts
of the Federation.

I have been nominated for the Office of President.
There has been some questions about my eligibility for this position.

 I was a part of the original group of people that start the Colorado TBF. I served on the board for the first two years as a club Appointee.  Because my club President was also the Federation President we thought it best to have an official club rep. on the board for the club. This is what has enabled me to be eligible for this office.

As in the by laws eligibility for office of the President you must have been on the board.

The Board of Directors will consist of
1) President
2) Vice President
3) Secretary
4) Treasurer
5) Chapter Presidents or Appointees

Thank you for the questions and if any of you have any more questions,please feel free to contact me @
bass-n-troy@hotmail.com

I really want to thank the present board of directors for the find job they have done this past year. I know that this federation will continue to grow and with the new youth club starting up in Southern Colorado we will have new members for years to come.

We will see you all at the BOD meeting Wednesday night!

Thank you,

Troy Limmer

[Sean Hinton]

I Sean Hinton withdrew my name for nomination for V/P and Tournament Director last night at the BOD Meeting!  Thanks for the opportunity to serve you as Colorado TBF Members! I'm sure Bob Mininger will do a great job!

Best of luck to you all,

Sean Hinton

[BassNFly]

Sean,

I hope you reconsider withdrawing your name.  Either way you are already on the ballot.

Your motivation to withdraw, stemming from the contentious BOD meeting last night, will only serve to remove a dedicated member of the BOD.

The rancor of that meeting stemmed from the actions of one member, who previously stated that he had no desire to remain in the CTBF.  Everyone else respectfully considered other opinions in a civil manner and allowed the discussion to progress.

For the sucess of the CTBF we need dedicated members like yourself who are willing to step up and get things done, not just sit back and let others do them.  We should all be able to appreciate and accept differing opinions and discuss them in a civil manner.  Don't let the fact that one person could not do that be a detriment to the organization and contribute to the loss of an active member who gets things done.

Jeff Jones