Director Art Kaehn provided notification to UBCM that he has withdrawn his nomination for UBCM President due to health reasons. The purpose of this notice is to inform UBCM members that at present, there is no nominee for the position of President; and that the Nominating Committee has put in place additional steps to manage the process for nominations off the floor at Convention.
“This has been a challenging time for Director Kaehn, and he has made a tough decision with the best interests of UBCM’s membership in mind,” said Councillor Laurey- Anne Roodenburg, the Nominating Committee Chair and a past president of UBCM. “On behalf of the membership, we wish him all the best and a speedy recovery.”
The Nominating Committee wishes to encourage interested local elected officials to put their name forward for the position of UBCM President. The call for nominations off the floor for the position of President and the other Table Officer positions will take place on Wednesday September 18 at 10:25 am.
Recognizing that there may now be interest amongst current nominees to seek nomination for a different position, the Nominating Committee advises that a current nominee must first withdraw the existing nomination, before seeking a nomination off the floor for a different position.
The Committee encourages current nominees seeking a different nomination to provide written notice to UBCM to withdraw their existing nomination as soon as possible. Details of the process for withdrawing an existing nomination will be shared in a separate email to all current nominees.
Questions about withdrawal of nominations and the revised process for nominations off the floor may be directed to:
Councillor Laurey-Anne Roodenburg
Nominating Committee Chair
Email: l_roodenburg@yahoo.ca
Tel: 250.255.5394
or
Marie Crawford, General Manager, Richmond Operations
Union of BC Municipalities
Email: mcrawford@ubcm.ca