WE WANT YOU CALL FOR TRUSTEE CANDIDATES This is the time of year we begin our annual trustee election process. Four seats on the 12-member AHRMA Board of Trustees are up for election annually. This year, Eastern Region (east of the Mississippi River) seats currently held by Louis LeBlanc and Arthur Kowitz are up for election, as are the Western Region seats currently held by Debbie Poole and Brian Larrabure. Any full member in good standing may run for election. The procedure requires that the Candidate Statement and photo MUST BE SUBMITTED through the Board of Trustee Candidate Statement/Photo Submission (also see button below). Candidate statements submitted any other way WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. CANDIDATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 10/31/2020 midnight, central time.
• https://www.ahrma.org/candidate-statement-form • For those interested parties, please review the trustee's duties and responsibilities while you consider the commitment being made. It is a very fulfilling position that requires time, effort, and some travel to meet your obligations. Come join our board! Arthur Kowitz - Chairman of the Board
Photos by: Kevin McIntosh
Photos by: Kevin McIntosh
General duties, responsibilities and expectations of AHRMA Trustees At the top level, under the law, there are three major duties for non-profit Board members that are to the association as a whole—not to individual members, geographic areas, disciplines or factions. These are covered in the American Bar Association book Guidebook for Directors of Non-Profit Corporations (provided to newly-elected Trustees) and in our bylaws. Duty of care – “Calls upon a director to participate in the decisions of the Board and to be informed as to the data relevant to such decisions.” (Guidebook) Duty of loyalty – “Requires directors to exercise their powers in the interest of the corporation, not their own interest or the interest of another entity or person.” (Guidebook)
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Photos by: Kevin McIntosh
Fiduciary duty – “The business and affairs of the association shall be managed by the Board of Trustees.” (Bylaws) The basic duties of the AHRMA Board of Trustees are called out in our bylaws and include, but are not limited to: 1. Hiring and firing of the association Executive Director. 2. Setting all policies for the association. 3. Adopting an annual budget and overseeing its administration by the Executive Director. 4. Appointing and termination of standing or special committees as it deems appropriate. 5. Electing officers of the association. Please refer to the bylaws (available in the Member Resources section of the AHRMA website) for more details.
AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020
