MCA Board Elections in December

The Mechanicsville Civic Association will be holding officer elections at our meeting held on Monday, December 7 for the following positions:

Board of Directors

  • President
  • Vice-President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Parliamentarian
  • Membership Officer
  • Chaplain

Standing Committee Chairs

  • Economic Development Committee
  • Health and Human Services Committee
  • Housing Committee
  • Communications Committee
  • Public Safety / Environmental Justice Committee
  • Youth Development Committee
  • Senior Living Committee
  • Membership Committee

Qualifications

5.6 – Qualifications for Board of Directors and Committee Chairs
A. All Officers of the Corporation including the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, Membership Officer and Chaplain must have been a resident of Mechanicsville for at least the most recent two (2) years preceding date of Bi-Annual Meeting. All Officers of the Corporation must have attended no fewer than six (6) monthly meetings of the MCA membership body during the year of nomination.
B. All standing committee chairs, excluding the Membership committee, but including the Economic Development Chair, Housing Chair, Youth Development Chair, Senior Living Chair, Public Safety/Environmental Justice Chair, Health and Human Services Chair and the Communications Committee Chair must have attended no fewer than six (6) monthly meetings of the MCA membership body during the year of nomination.

At our October Meeting, the Board of Directors voted to suspend bylaws sections requiring members to have attended 6 (six) meetings to run for one of these positions due to MCA having to cancel our April and May meetings because of COVID-19. The meeting requirement is currently set to four (4) for the purposes of this election.

The following individuals are eligible to run for a position on the Board of Directors at this time:

  • Jane Ridley
  • Jason Dozier
  • Ocie Fulford
  • Samantha Terry
  • David Holder
  • Evelyn Clemons
  • Deborah Arnold
  • Bernice Brown
  • Brandon Alexander
  • Claire Dozier
  • Erika Hatfield
  • Steve Moss

The following individuals are eligible to run for a position as a Standing Committee Chair at this time:

  • Jane Ridley
  • Jason Dozier
  • Ocie Fulford
  • Samantha Terry
  • David Holder
  • Evelyn Clemons
  • Deborah Arnold
  • Bernice Brown
  • Brandon Alexander
  • Claire Dozier
  • Erika Hatfield
  • Steve Moss
  • DeMicha Luster
  • Ade Oguntoye
  • Caitlin Barringer
  • Laurie Walker

If a position has no eligible candidate nominated or approved, then that vacancy may be filled by the Mechanicsville Civic Association President.

If you believe you are qualified to run for a position in December but are not included on either of these lists, please contact us at communications@mechanicsvilleatl.org as soon as possible.

Also please note that we will be discussing two proposed amendments to our bylaws at our November meeting that may further expand nomination eligibility.

More information about elections, nominations, and eligibility can be found in the Mechanicsville Civic Association bylaws: http://mechanicsvilleatl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MCA-Bylaws-Mechanicsville.pdf

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