NOTICE OF CALSAGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS

This information was originally emailed to Authorized User contacts for PPO, PSE and PSTF members on August 12th. If you did not receive it, please contact members@calsaga.org as soon as possible to ensure that you receive future election communications and electronic ballots.

CALSAGA is pleased to announce that the nominations period is now open for members who are interested in serving on the 2023-2024 CALSAGA Board of Directors. Elected Board Members will serve a 2-calendar year term on the Board of Directors, commencing January 1, 2023. The deadline for nomination submissions is the close of business, Friday, September 16, 2022.
The eleven Directors on the Board are responsible for the governing, operations, planning, and general business matters of CALSAGA. CALSAGA is non-profit corporation and is governed by 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 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 2023.

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. The votes will first be tallied for the Executive Committee; if an individual is elected to the Executive committee, their name will be withdrawn prior to the tally for the Northern/Southern California Positions.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 general membership election for these positions. These positions will be appointed by a majority vote of the new Board of Directors after January 1, 2023, at the first Board of Directors Meeting in January 2023. Submissions of Interest will be accepted prior to the January 2023 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, 2022.

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 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 16, 2022.

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 10, 2022 (Video Candidate Statement Submissions along with a photo must be received by kris@calsaga.org by 5:00pm Monday, September 26, 2022).

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

Although the 2022 CALSAGA Annual Conference will be held in person, all voting will be electronic. Electronic ballots will be issued on Monday October 3, 2022, along with the video statements prepared by those seeking election. Electronic votes must be received no later than 12:00pm on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

Announcements will be made for the 2023-2024 Board of Directors on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, during the CALSAGA Awards Dinner. Results will also be announced via email on Thursday, October 20, 2022.

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:

Thursday, September 1, 2022 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.
Friday, September 16, 2022, 5:00 pm Last day for Candidate Nomination Submissions
Monday, September 26, 2022, 5:00 pm Candidate Video Statements + Photo Due
Monday, October 10, 2022 Distribution of video statements and Electronic Ballots for Phase 1 voting (Executive Committee). If all Executive Committee candidates are running unopposed, Phase 2 voting will also commence.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 9:00 pm Deadline for electronic ballots for Phase 1
If Phase 1 candidates are running unopposed, deadline for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 will be extended until October 19, 12:00pm.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 12:00 pm  Deadline for electronic ballots for Phase 2, or Phase 1 and 2 if Executive Committee is running unopposed.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
During CALSAGA Awards Dinner
Announcement of CALSAGA Board of Directors.
Results will also be emailed on Thursday 10/20.
January 2023 Two At-Large Directors Appointed by the New Board of Directors at first Board of Directors Meeting.