T E A

T i m e s

June 19, 2001

Vacancy

The previous TEA Times reported that Roger Scrafford is vacating the office of 2nd Vice President. Mr. Scrafford will be replaced at the next general meeting, which will be held Wednesday, June 20, from noon to 1pm in the North Auditorium of the Jackson Federal Building. We encourage you to attend and participate

Duties of the 2nd Vice President

The Bylaws describe the duties of the 2nd Vice President as follows:

The Second Vice-President shall discharge on behalf of the TEA such duties as may be imposed upon him/her by the President, these Bylaws, or by applicable law, including, but not limited to, the following:
Assist - The Second Vice-President shall assist the President in such a manner as the President may determine.
Preside - In the absence of the President and the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President shall preside at meetings of the TEA and of the Board.
Chair - The Second Vice-President shall be the chairperson of the Bargaining Committee. The Second Vice-President shall report in a timely fashion to the Board and Body on the Bargaining issues and activities.

Two candidates have been nominated

Both Doug Robertson and Dave Crippen have announced their willingness to serve the remaining term of 2nd Vice-President.

Note that the nomination process is still open. Nominations will be accepted by the Secretary, Severne Johnson, until the regular meeting at noon on June 20th; a vote will then be taken by the members present at the meeting, and the results will be announced.

All TEA members are urged to attend the meeting and to cast their votes.