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JULY/AUGUST 2018 • VOL. 40, NO. 2 SECTION B
41st annual July 20-22, 2018
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Nominating Committee chosen to prepare slate for ICC election
by Thomas Hemman Times Editor The official business of choosing a Nominating Committee for the upcoming Italian Community Center election of officers and directors was conducted at the June 21 general meeting. In accordance with the organization’s bylaws, the president gets to select two of the five members and the chairperson(s). The three other members are nominated and elected at the general meeting. President Dean Cannestra choices were Rosemary DeRubertis and Salvatore Lo Coco, who will serve as the co-chairpersons. Members in attendance selected Christina
Ziino, Joseph Zambito and Suzanne Wypijewski. The committee welcomes suggestions for nominees for the various positions on the ICC Board. A slate of nominees will be prepared by the Nominating Committee for presentation at the general meeting on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. The slate will be finalized with any further nominations that night. If someone decides at the last minute to run for a position, the ICC Bylaws (Article V, Section 7) allow further nominations to be made from the floor the night of the August general meeting. Candidate qualifications According to Article V, Section 1
of the ICC By-Laws: “To be eligible as an officer or board member of the Italian Community Center, a potential candidate: “a. Must be a member in good standing; “b. Must have been a member of the Italian Community Center for at least 12 months prior to his/her nomination; “c. Must have served on at least one Italian Community Center or Festa Italiana committee within the past year or attended at least 50% of the regularly-scheduled general membership meetings in the preceding year as confirmed by the record.” Once the committee presents its
proposed slate at the general meeting, any additional nominations can and will be taken from the floor. The next responsibility of the Nominating Committee is stipulated in Article V, Section 1.d., which states, “Nominations for an officer or board member to be made from the floor will be validated by the Nominating Committee prior to placing the names on the ballot.” After verifying the eligibility of the candidates, the committee will conduct a drawing to determine placement of names on the election ballot. The committee will go on to oversee the mailing of ballots to all members in good standing. The mailing must take place within eight days of the September general meeting. That meeting date is Thursday, Sept. 20. To guarantee that the ballot of every eligible voting member is counted, the return envelope with the enclosed ballot (or, in the case of couples, ballots) must be postmarked no later than the Thursday preceding the October general meeting. The October general meeting is Thursday, Oct. 18, which means ballots need to be postmarked no later than Oct 11. Ballots that have no official postmark or are postmarked after Oct. 11 will not be opened or counted. Tellers, whose chair and members will be appointed by the ICC President, will meet prior to the October general meeting to confirm the validity of all returned ballots. These same individuals will meet the day of the October general meeting (Oct. 18) to open all valid ballot envelopes and tally the votes. The committee will report the results to the membership before the general meeting is adjourned. Newly elected officers and directors will officially begin their service on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Please turn to page 5B
Cosa c’è dentro? What’s inside?
ICC, other orgranization help Italian exchange student page 2B
Papa Luigi donates kitchenette to ICC
page 2B
Live music in the Courtyard
page 4B
Calendar of events
page 3B
Donations to Festa and Italian Community Center page 5B
UNICO Scholarship & Awards Dinner report and photos pages 6B & 7B
Pompeii Women’s Club May Crowing report and photos page 8B
Andrea Doria report
page 9B