2024 Election information

[Jessi]

Greetings fellow MAS members,

It is election time again, the positions that are open are as follows: President, Secretary and Board Member at Large. The primary requirement is that you are a member in good standing and would like to help the organization to continue its mission to promote astronomy and astronomy education. Voting will be held on December 5th . 2024 at 7:00 pm CST at the monthly club meeting.

The elected board members will serve from January 2025 through the end of the year 2026. If you are interested in running, please email me at boardmember2@mnastro.org. Nominations for the 2024 MAS Board elections are due by November 6th , 2024 at 11:59 pm CST Per the Bylaws of the MAS duties for the three Board positions are defined as follows:

Section 2. President (Board Chair)

A. Subject to the direction and control of the Board, the President shall have general active management of the business of Society. When present, the President shall preside at meetings of the Board and of Committees.

B. The President shall see that the orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect, and, along with one other Officer of Society, shall sign and deliver in the name of Society deeds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of Society, except in cases in which the authority to sign and deliver is required by law to be exercised by another person or is expressly delegated by the Articles or by the Board to another Officer.

C. The President shall perform duties of other elected Officers in the event of their absence or inability to complete their duties.

D. After the Board of Directors authorizes said committee, the President may appoint its members. The President shall be a voting ex-officio member of all committees.

Section 2. Secretary

A. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee.

B. The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining all books, correspondence, committee minutes, paraphernalia, and papers relating to the business of Society, except those of the Treasurer. Copies of statutorily required documents shall be maintained at Society’s registered office.

C. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, all notices of Board of Directors meetings and other notices required by law or these Bylaws.

D. The Secretary shall file any document required by any statute, federal or state, in collaboration with the organization’s legal counsel.

E. The Secretary shall maintain the office and purchase office supplies.

F. The Secretary shall perform other duties as prescribed by the Board or by the President.

Section 3. Board Member at Large

The board of Directors shall also have the authority to appoint temporary acting Officers and At-Large Directors as necessary.

Please consider running for one of the open board positions. It is extremely rewarding and a great way to contribute to MAS. It is also a great way to get to know other members.

Thank you for your membership.



Best regards,

Jessica Palmer

[TrenaJ]

**Please note that the current President (Trena Johnson) and Secretary (Dave Falkner) will NOT be rerunning. BML1 (Ahmed) is undecided.

[SEmert]

Have we seen any nominees come forward yet?

[ahmedreda]

We do have nominations. They will be announced in the November meeting.

[SEmert]

* Phew! * That's good to hear!

[TrenaJ]

Nominations were closed at midnight, November 6. Thank you for those that nominated members, and to the members that accepted the nominations.

Please tune in to tonight's online meeting for MAS general meeting and election information.