NOTICE OF CALSAGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS:


CALSAGA is pleased to announce that the nominations period is now open for members who are interested in serving on the 2021-2022 CALSAGA Board of Directors. Elected Board Members will serve a 2-calendar year term on the Board of Directors, commencing January 1, 2021. The deadline for nomination submissions is the close of business, Friday, September 18, 2020.
The 11 Directors on the Board are responsible for the governing, operations, planning, and general business matters of CALSAGA. We are a non-profit corporation and are governed by our bylaws, articles of incorporation, and state law. The Board meets every other month and Directors must make a commitment to attend these meetings. It is largely due to the commitment of our Board members, and all other volunteers, that CALSAGA has been successful over the past 25 years in representing the security industry’s interests in California.

ELECTION APPOINTMENT AND PHASES:

The election and appointments are done in 3 Phases:
  • Phase I – Executive Committee
  • Phase II – Northern/Southern California Directors
  • Phase III – Directors-At-Large: Will be appointed by the new Board of Directors after they take office in January 2021.

Phase I and Phase II will be voted upon electronically by the membership (see timetable below)

AVAILABLE POSITIONS: 

Note: Candidates can submit nominations for both the Executive Committee and for the Northern/Southern California Director Positions. If a candidate is first elected to the Executive Committee, their name will be withdrawn prior to the Phase II vote for the Northern/Southern California Positions.
Executive Committee Directors [Without regard to geographical location in California]:

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Vice President
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary

Directors

  • Northern California Director
  • Northern California Director
  • Southern California Director
  • Southern California Director

Non-Elected Appointed Positions
Note: There is no election. These positions will be appointed by the new Board of Directors after January 1, 2021 at the first Board of Directors Meeting in January 2021. Submissions of Interest will be accepted prior to the January 2021 Board of Directors Meeting.

  • Director-At-Large
  • Director-At-Large

 

ELIGIBILITY:

Nominees must be a primary or secondary contact of a Private Patrol Operator, Proprietary Security Employer or Private Security Training Facility member-company of CALSAGA whose membership and dues are current as of September 1, 2020.

Executive Committee Nominees must also have served in some other prior leadership capacity, either in another Board position (Regional Director or Director-at-Large) or chaired a CALSAGA Committee. The Board may waive these requirements if petitioned.

Please contact the CALSAGA staff for a copy of the by-laws setting forth the specific requirements if you have additional questions.

NOMINATION PROCESS:

Self-Nominations are accepted, as are nominations for another CALSAGA member. To issue a formal nomination, please email the following information to the CALSAGA team:

  • Your Name
  • Name of Nominee and Company 
  • Nominated Position

Nominations can be sent to our Program Manager, Kris Smidt at kris@calsaga.org and must be received no later than 5:00pm on Friday, September 18, 2020.

Once verified for eligibility, nominees will be contacted by the CALSAGA Nominations Committee, and each nominee will have the opportunity to submit up to a 60 second video for distribution to membership on Monday, October 5, 2020 (Video Candidate Statement Submissions along with a photo must be received by kris@calsaga.org by 5:00pm Monday, September 28, 2020).

VOTING:

Each company that is eligible will have one vote. Company members are responsible for determining who will cast their vote.

Due to the virtual format of the 2020 CALSAGA Annual Conference and Exhibits, all voting will be electronic. Electronic ballots will be issued on Monday October 5, 2020 along with the video statements prepared by those seeking election. Electronic votes must be received no later than 5:00pm on Friday, October 16, 2020.

Announcements will be made for the 2021-2022 Board of Directors on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE:

If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to the following:
Nominations Committee Chair and CALSAGA Legal Advisor,
Barry Bradley
bbradley@bglawyers.com
818-243-5200

CALSAGA Program Manager,
Kris Smidt
kris@calsaga.org
714-824-7015

CALSAGA Association Manager,
Kate Wallace
kate@calsaga.org
916-930-0552

ELECTIONS TIMELINE:

The schedule of the voting process is as follows:

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

CALSAGA Members (PPO’s, PSE’s and PSTF) must be current with their due payments and be members in good standing on this date to participate in the election.

 

Election Announced and Nominations will be accepted.

 

Friday, September 18, 2020, 5:00 pm

 

Last day for Candidate Nomination Submissions.

 

Monday, September 28, 2020, 5:00 pm

 

Candidate Video Statements + Photo Due.

 

Monday, October 5, 2020

Distribution of video statements and Electronic Ballots.
 

Friday, October 16, 2020, 5:00 pm

 

Deadline for electronic ballots.

 

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

 

Announcement of CALSAGA Board of Directors

 

January 2021

Two At-Large Directors Appointed by the New Board of Directors at first Board of Directors Meeting.