The following positions are available:

1. President. Time Commitment: 20 hours per month on average, but varies as issues come up.
Requirement: Must be a member of the SDTC.  
  - Put in as much time as is necessary to conduct the interests of the Club and its members. 
  - Conduct a board meeting and spend about 5 minutes sending out a reminder email to the Board once a month. 
  - In November, spend about 4-5 hours hosting the annual banquet
  - When called upon, go to other meetings to represent and advocate the interests of the Club, its membership and the running community at large. 
If you are interested in this position, please contact Bill for more information  billaaron@hotmail.com

2. Vice President.  Time Commitment: About 8 hours a month on average
Requirement: Must be a member of the SDTC. 
   - In the absence of the President, lead the monthly Board meeting in accordance with the SDTC rules and by-laws and exercise the powers/duties of the President 
   - Chair the Nomination Committee, assigning tasks/responsibilities to that Committee
   - Lead or assist on any special projects to achieve the overall goal and mission of the SDTC
   - Attend monthly SDTC Board and any other ad hoc meetings as dictated by the SDTC Board
Qualifications encompass many aspects of leadership such as:
   - Versatility to step in when necessary in the absence of the President
   - Flexibility to accept assignments on short notice and execute responsibility in a timely manner 
   - Excellent communication skills in person, telephone, email with ability to develop and lead a team 
   - Ability/willingness to work with the Board to achieve goals/mission of SDTC
If you are interested in this position, please contact Nancy for more information  nancybmorris@sbcglobal.net 

3. Secretary.  Time Commitment: 4-6 hours per month.
Requirement: Must be a member of the SDTC.
  - Attend monthly Board of Directors meetings (average duration is 2 hours – 3^rd Tuesday of each month).  
  - Take minutes of meeting including attendance, absentees, summary of each report given, motions made, votes taken, old business, new business, etc.  
  - Within about one week of meeting, type and distribute rough draft of minutes (via email) to all Board members.  Board members should then respond with any corrections.  
  - After making corrections to minutes, print about 20 copies to take to next Board Meeting for review and approval.
If you are interested in this position, please contact Vicki for more information  vickibuckingham@cox.net

4. Treasurer.  Time Commitment:
Requirement: Must be a member of the SDTC.
Coming soon from current treasurer: Short job overview. 

5. Long Distance Running Committee Chair.  Time Commitment:
Requirement: Must be a member of the SDTC.
Coming soon from current Long Distance Running Chair: Short job overview. 

Elections for the Board of Directors will take place at the SDTC's Annual Dinner Meeting in November.  Please check the SDTC home page later this year for the date, time and place of the annual meeting.  

At the November annual meeting, the general membership of the club will vote from the slate provided by the Nominating Committee plus any additional nominations from the floor. If you want to nominate someone at the annual meeting, you will need to present a petition in support of their candidacy signed by at least two percent of the SDTC membership. As of May 2008, SDTC membership stood at 1052. 

Voting will be done at the annual meeting by secret ballot provided to the membership at least seven days before the voting deadline. Some of the current SDTC Board members will count and certify the vote. The five candidates receiving the highest number of all the votes cast will be declared elected.  

Newly elected Board Members will assume their responsibilities in January 2009.  From the SDTC Bylaws: "At the first meeting of the year, the new Board shall meet with the retiring President as Chairman, and shall elect a President, Vice President, secretary, and Treasurer, except that the election of the Vice President may be deferred to a time not later than April 15. The President, Vice President, and Treasurer shall be elected from among the members of the Board of Directors. The Secretary may be elected from the general membership."

If you are interested in serving the San Diego Track Club as a member of the Board of Directors, would like to nominate someone or would like more information, please contact Vice President and Chair of the Nominating Committee Nancy Morris at nancybmorris@sbcglobal.net .

The SDTC's bylaws explain fully how how the Board of Directors is constituted and how the elections are conducted.  A copy is available to SDTC members on request.  For a copy, please contact President Bill Aaron  billaaron@hotmail.com

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