TO: Key Municipal Officials of MMA Member Cities, Towns and Plantations
FROM: MMA Nominating Committee
RE: Proposed Slate for MMA Vice President and Executive Committee Members
DATE: May 14, 2012
The MMA Nominating Committee is pleased to put forth the Proposed Slate for MMA Vice President and Executive Committee Members to serve on the MMA Executive Committee in 2013. The MMA Executive Committee is the governing body of the Maine Municipal Association and is made up of the three officers and nine members. The officers are elected to serve one-year terms and the members are elected to serve staggered three-year terms.
The MMA nominating process is taken seriously and involves careful consideration of many factors to assure that there is good representation on the MMA Executive Committee based on geographical location, population size, elected vs. appointed officials, etc. The Nominating Committee nominated the Vice President based on their personal knowledge of his character and capabilities and interviewed candidate(s) for the Executive Committee positions.
NOMINEE FOR MMA VICE PRESIDENT
Pursuant to the MMA Bylaws, individuals who have served as a member of the Executive Committee for at least one year are eligible to serve as the MMA Vice President. Accordingly, the MMA Nominating Committee has proposed the following candidate to serve as the MMA Vice President for a one-year term (January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013):
Peter Nielsen, Town Manager, Town of Oakland
NOMINEES FOR MMA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Also pursuant to the MMA Bylaws, candidates for the Executive Committee must be municipal officers (a selectperson or councilor of a town; a mayor, alderman or councilor of a city); a city or town manager; or the chief appointed administrative official of a member municipality.Accordingly, the Nominating Committee has proposed the following candidates to serve as Executive Committee members for a three-year term (January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015):
John Butler, Jr., Councilor, City of Lewiston
Michael Crooker, Town Manager, Town of Glenburn
Marianne Moore, Councilor, City of Calais
Municipal officials who will continue to serve their respective terms on the MMA Executive Committee in 2013 include:
President: Stephen Bunker, Chair of Selectmen, Town of Farmington
Immediate Past President: Sophia Wilson, Manager, Town of Orono
Members:
Terms ending December 31, 2013
Michelle Beal, Manager, City of Ellsworth
Marston Lovell, Councilor, City of Saco
Robert Yandow, Manager, Town of York
Terms ending December 31, 2014
Laurie Smith, Manager, Town of Wiscasset
Errol "Abe" Additon, Selectman, Town of Leeds
Beurmond Banville, Selectman, Town of Saint Agatha
PETITION PROCESS
Pursuant to the MMA Bylaws, nominations may also be made by Petitionsigned by a majority of the municipal officers in each of at least 5 member municipalities. Such petitions must be filed with the MMA Executive Director no later than 40 days prior to the date of the Annual Election, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 13, 2012. Accordingly, the deadline for Nominations by Petition is by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 2, 2012.