[BAA-ebulletin 00908] Nominations for the ballot for the Board of Trustees and Council

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Nominations for the ballot for the Board of Trustees and Council

BAA members are reminded that an election will be held in 2016 October
for the Council of the Association and the Board of Trustees.
Nominations are therefore now sought for members of the Board and
Council.

Under the constitution approved in 2015 May, the elected Council
comprises the President, Treasurer, three Secretaries, plus five
further members of the Association. Additionally, all Section
Directors, Postholders, the elected Board members and the
Vice-President (ex officio) are automatically members of the Council.

The Board of Trustees comprises the President, Vice-President,
Treasurer, Business Secretary and five other elected members, all of
whom will also be Council members. You can stand for election to
Council without being considered for the Board but you cannot be
elected to the Board without also becoming a member of Council.

If you would like to be nominated as a Trustee or a member of Council,
you must be a paid-up member of the BAA. Please ask two other paid-up
members to propose and second you and then sign the letter or form
yourself to show that you are willing to stand. If you wish to
nominate someone else the same conditions apply. If standing as a
Trustee, you must confirm that you have read and understand the
responsibilities of the Trustees of a Charity as set out on the
website of the Charity Commission, and that you are prepared to accept
and fulfil these responsibilities to the best of your ability.

All nominations must be in writing and sent to the BAA office to
arrive by Friday 2016 May 13. The nomination form is available for
download at http://www.britastro.org/nomination.pdf

Signed and scanned forms or letters may be returned to the office by
e-mail [office at britastro.org] or by post.

Best regards

Bill Tarver,
Business Secretary