Newcastle UCU Branch Elections



19th September 2008.  Interim Elections October 2008 - call for nominations
Nominations are requested for the election of Newcastle UCU positions shown below, under the rules for casual vacancies. Any member of the local branch is eligible to stand for any post. All positions start after the end of the General Meeting (GM), on Wednesday 29 October 2008 and end [under rule 8.8] at the AGM June 2009.

The returning officer for the election will be John Lingard (john.lingard@ncl.ac.uk)

Officers  - until AGM June 2009
Treasurer

Committee - until AGM June 2009
A total of 2 ordinary Committee positions are available

Nominations must be returned to the UCU office in an envelope marked "Nominations" by no later than 5pm Wednesday 1 October 2008. Please note that the nominee's agreement must be sought and signified by their signature; 2 nominators must sign the form.  To request a nomination form, or for further information, contact Newcastle UCU Office

The nominee must provide a short election statement for each of the posts they are being nominated for. This will be circulated to the membership in the event of a ballot.  Please send the statement either by (a) email to ucu.office@ncl.ac.uk or (b) hand written or typed text on the back of the nomination form or firmly attached to it. Statements received under (b) will not be retyped but scanned and copied for distribution.

Statements must be received by the deadline for receipt of nominations -5pm Wednesday 1 October 2008. Only one statement per nominee per post is allowed, and each is limited to 150 words. Overlong text will be cut and no web-links or hypertext will be allowed.

A list of nominees will be issued by email by 12 noon, Friday 3 October 2008. In the event of there being more than one person for a post there will be a postal ballot. Results will be announced at the General Meeting on Wednesday 29 October 2008 and will be circulated to members.

Training on aspects of UCU’s work is available on a regular basis via UCU both nationally and locally. The main duties of the posts are as follows:

Officers
Officers normally meet twice a month and are also expected to attend committee meetings which also take place twice a month, usually at lunchtime. The treasurer’s role as defined in the local rules is as follows -
8.6.1    The Treasurer has custody of the funds of the Branch and authority to make payments from them in accordance with the Rules, as the need arises. The Treasurer’s duties shall be to keep the books of the Branch; to present the accounts annually for auditing; to present these audited accounts annually to a General Meeting of the Branch; to circulate them to all members of the Branch; and to submit a copy forthwith to the Treasurer of the UCU…
Committee members
Committee meetings are twice a month normally on a Wednesday lunchtime. The Committee is the decision making body of the Branch. It is responsible for maintaining a watching brief on all policy issues and ensuring that the Policies of the UCU are followed, and developed. Members will be requested to assist the Officers in drafting and evaluating a wide range of documents and providing additional skills and information to the Branch.
More information on these posts is available from Hon Secretary - Steve Snowball (j.s.snowball@ncl.ac.uk)


20th June 2008.  Results of June 2008 elections
On Friday 13 June 2008 the NUCU AGM ratified the election results shown below, and also confirmed Jack Hale as auditor and Joan Harvey as NUCU’s second University Safety Committee Representative.

Officers
President                            - the single candidate for this post, Vincent Theobald, was appointed; no election necessary.
Vice President [Operations]    - the single candidate for this post, Bryan Vernon, was appointed; no election necessary.
Vice President [Strategy]      - the single candidate for this post, Alasdair Charles, was appointed; no election necessary
Treasurer                            - no candidates; post remains vacant.
Equal Opportunities Officer     - the single candidate for this post, Gillian Paczynski, was appointed; no election necessary
Communications                   - under the new local rules, adopted at the June 2008 AGM, this post will cease to exist.  However, the present holder of this post, Geoff Abbott, will continue as Communication Officer until his term of office ends in June 2009, at which point the duties of the Communications Officer will be taken on by the Vice President [Strategy], this post then becoming Vice President [Communications].  

Committee         
There were 4 candidates for the 6 available posts, Geoff Abbott, Colin Brooks, John Hulme, and Paul Roberts; all were therefore appointed with no election necessary.

UCU National Congress Delegates
There were 4 candidates for the 3 available posts.  The percentage of votes that each received in the election were:
Geoff Abbott        36%
Steve Snowball    18%
Vincent Theobald   7%
Bryan Vernon       39%

Geoff Abbott, Steve Snowball, and Bryan Vernon were therefore duly elected.


 7th May 2008.  June 2008 elections - call for nominations
Nominations are requested for the election of Newcastle UCU positions as indicated below. Any member is eligible to stand for any post. All positions start after the end of the General Meeting, on Friday 13 June 2008 and run for a one, two, or three year period depending on the position.

The returning officer for the election will be John Lingard (john.lingard@ncl.ac.uk)

Officers  - all 2 year posts until AGM 2010
President
Vice President [Operations]
Vice President [Strategy]
Treasurer
Equal Opportunities Officer

Committee - all 3 year posts until AGM 2011
A total of 6 ordinary Committee positions are available

UCU National Congress Delegates - all 1 year posts until AGM 2009
A total of  3 positions are available
 
NB the dates of the congress are likely to be 27,28,29 May 2009

Nominations must be returned to the UCU office in an envelope marked "Nominations" by no later than 12 noon Wednesday 21 May 2008. Please note that the nominee's agreement must be sought and signified by their signature; 2 nominators must sign the form.  To request a nomination form, or for further information, contact Newcastle UCU Office

The nominee must provide a short election statement for the post they are being nominated for. This will be circulated to the membership in the event of a ballot.  Please send the statement either by (a) email to ucu.office@ncl.ac.uk or (b) hand written or typed text on the back of the nomination form or firmly attached to it. Statements received under (b) will not be retyped but scanned and copied for distribution.

Statements must be received by the deadline for receipt of nominations -12 noon Wednesday 21 May 2008.
Only one statement per nominee per post is allowed, and each is limited to 150 words. Overlong text will be cut and no web-links or hypertext will be allowed.

A list of nominees will be issued by email by 5pm 21 May 2008. In the event of there being more than one person for a post there will be a postal ballot. Results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting on Friday 13 June 2008 and will be circulated to members.