April 23, 2022 at 10:00 am (EST)
Contact:
VFAFASecretary@gmail.comThe meeting agenda is as follows:
Reading of the ByLaws
Vote on Incorporation
Association Update
Election Of Officers:
President (two-year term)
Vice President (remaining one-year term)
Secretary (two-year term)
Adjournment
Please note the following regarding the 2022 Annual Membership Meeting:
The meeting will NOT be recorded. Only members present at the meeting (via telephone or video call) will be allowed to vote.
Membership is defined as:
Upon payment of dues, general membership shall be conveyed to foster parents, kincare providers, foster adoptive parents, private agencies, an association or organization of foster parents, social service workers or citizens interested in advocating for the goals of the Association. (VFAFA Bylaws Article 3, Section 3.1 (c), as amended 4-14-2018.)
Voting on open officer seats will be done via Survey Monkey and tabulated by a third party. All members voting from a single household will need to be present at the meeting and provide the Executive Board an individual email address for each voting caretaker. Should a separate email address not be available for each voting caretaker, this should be noticed in the pre-registration form.
Dues for 2022 are $30 per household, these must be paid prior to the meeting, and can be paid at:
https://vfafa.org/membership (bottom of page).
Per the bylaws, those self-nominating or being nominated from the floor for open officer positions must pay their 2021 dues prior to accepting the nomination for the office. (VFAFA Bylaws - Article 4, Section 4.1, as amended 4-14-2018.)
All officers shall:
a) Either be licensed or formerly licensed foster parents and/or kincare provider in the State of Vermont and/or have served as Board members.
b) After leaving office, each officer shall deliver all books and/or records to the incoming officers before the next meeting.
c) The offices of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be for a two-year term which shall commence at the first Board meeting following the Annual Meeting.
d) In the absence or inability of an officer to complete his/her term as elected, the Board members shall select an individual to serve in place of such officer until the next Annual
Meeting.