Notice of 2016 Annual Meeting on November 19, 2016 & Recommendations of Ad Hoc Committee Regarding Qualifications for Candidates for the Board

To: SIA Members
From: Walter Garrard, President SIA
Date June 2016

Re: Notice of 2016 Annual Meeting
Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee to review and discuss qualifications for candidates for the Board

Notice of 2016 Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Summerplace Improvement Association will take place this year on November 19, 2016. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us. Details regarding the 2016 Annual Meeting will be sent to all SIA members in the fall.

Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee reviewing qualifications for candidates for the SIA Board
As per discussion at the 2015 SIA Annual Meeting, an ad hoc committee was established to consider basic qualifications for serving on the SIA Board. John Lehnhardt, who chaired the 2015 Nominating Committee agreed to chair this ad hoc committee. Volunteer committee members included: Lil Miller Fox, Phil and Carol Glade and Mary Kirby.

This ad hoc committee met in May 2016 to review the current nominating process and discuss establishing qualifications for Board candidates. Subsequently, the committee made the following recommendations to the SIA Board of Directors:

1. There should not be any additional specific qualifications for SIA Board nominees beyond those provided for in Florida statute 720.
2. The Nominating Committee should send out a Candidate Information Form with the annual Call for Nominations. This mailing should also include the section of Florida statute 720 that defines the qualifications for serving on an HOA Board.
3.  The Nominating Committee should submit the slate of qualified board candidates and the completed Candidate Information Form for each candidate on the slate to the SIA Board of Directors.
4.  The SIA Board of Directors should formulate the ballet of board nominees and include this information, together with the candidate form for each Board candidate in the annual meeting mailing to the membership.
5.  The SIA Board of Directors unanimously approved the recommendations of the ad hoc committee.

Details on these recommendations are provided in the enclosed 2016 Call for Nominations from John Lehnhardt, Chair of the Nominating Committee. This memo from John provides any SIA member with the opportunity to express their interest in being considered by the Nominating Committee as a candidate for the SIA Board of Directors.

Please contact John with any questions on this process or to discuss your interest in serving on the SIA Board.

With best wishes for an enjoyable summer.