Nominations sought for Executive Committee candidates

Deadline for nominations is in August - much earlier than in the past!

Nominees are now being sought for elective positions on the Executive Committees (ExComms) of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club and its regional groups.

The Chapter ExComm oversees an annual budget of nearly $1,000,000, 17 full-time and part-time staff, hundreds of volunteers, and this newspaper. ExComm members organize and take an active part in fundraising. Every ExComm member is expected to be actively involved in some aspect of the Chapter's operations, putting in substantial time between meetings.

Group ExComm members organize meetings and activities for hundreds or thousands of members.

ExComm members at either level must attend regular meetings, help decide responses to critical environmental issues, and take active part in making the Chapter or group function.

If you want to serve on the Chapter or a group Executive Committee, or know someone who would make a good ExComm member (for either the Chapter or a group), contact Joanne Drabek at the Chapter Office, (510) 848-0800, ext. 315, or:

To be considered for nomination, applications are due in the Chapter Office by 5 pm on Wed., Aug. 11. The Nominations Committee will report back on applications by Aug. 18. Candidate statements are due from all nominees by 5 pm on Mon., Aug. 30. Members not nominated by the Committee can run by petition. Petition forms and instructions are also available at the Chapter Office, (510)848-0800. Deadline for receipt of petitions and candidate statements from petition candidates is 5 pm on Mon., Aug. 30.

Candidates must be members in good standing of the Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter. Candidates' information will be forwarded to the Nominations and Elections Committee, to be considered for nomination.

Ballots will be distributed to all Chapter members as a supplement to the November-December Yodeler, and will be due back at the Chapter Office by 5 pm on Tue., Nov. 30. Ballots will be counted at the Chapter Office within seven days of the close of elections. Results will be certified at the December meeting of the Chapter Executive Committee and printed in the following Yodeler.