SAVE THE DATE!!
The ADBA will host its Annual General Membership meeting on Saturday, May 3 at 1:00 pm Central Time, via zoom. More information will be coming out at a later date. (A reminder that to have a vote at the Annual meeting, your festival or club must have a current paid membership. Each member club or festival is allowed one vote. Others may join the meeting but will not have a vote.)
The following positions are up for election at this meeting: 1st Vice-President, Treasurer, and three at large board members. We also have an unfilled 2nd Vice-President position.
· 1st Vice President. In the absence of the President, or in the event of his or her death, inability or refusal to act, the 1st Vice President (or in the event there be more than one Vice-President, the Vice-Presidents, in order) shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President; and in addition thereto, shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the President or by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the Bylaws.
· Treasurer. The Treasurer shall: a) Have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VII of these Bylaws; b) In general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the President or by the Board of Directors.
· 2nd Vice President. This position shall be accountable to define, design, develop and establish regional level programming to support competitive athletes. A further goal of this position is to foster, support, network and communicate with the competitive teams across the ADBA region supporting the Club paddlers with training, equipment, resources in order to expand the paddling talent pool within the Region. And in addition thereto, shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the President or by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the Bylaws.
· In addition to the other duties and requirements of the officers, they shall each serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
The ADBA is seeking nominations for these positions, as well as the three at large positions. Nominations for all of these positions will be taken through April 30th. Nominations will require a biography (no more than 250 words) of the person being nominated and a letter of recommendation from their club. According to ADBA bylaws requirements for board membership states that they “be a member of the ADBA, live and/or work in the ADBA region and be a resident of the United States”. Nomination paperwork should be sent to the secretary via e-mail at: secretary@americandragonboat.com.