Special E-News - January 2012

by APA Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division on 01/26/12

Ballot and Associated Materials for 2012-2014 Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division Elections

 

Elections for six electoral positions to serve on the Executive Board of the APA Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division for 2012 - 2014 begin today, January 26, 2012 and run through Tuesday, February 14, 2012.  Please vote using the following link to the electronic ballot: 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7QHQ3RS

 

The 2012 elections provide for a highly-qualified slate of candidates.  Those elected will constitute the Division's Executive Board which provides development and oversight of the goals, objectives, and work program of the Division.  The Executive Board engages in a monthly teleconference and is open to communication and input from any Division member.

 

Nine candidates are running for the following six electoral positions:  Chair, First Vice-Chair, Vice-Chair for Metropolitan and Regional Planning, Vice-Chair for State Planning, Vice-Chair for National Planning, and Secretary/Treasurer.  Three of the electoral positions have two candidates each.  Please go to the following link to review candidates' statements: 

http://intergovernmental.homestead.com/files/APARIPD_2012-2014_CandidateStatements.pdf 

 

The 2012-2014 Nominating Committee consisted  of Thomas Dow (tdow@ksdot.org), the State of Kansas Transportation Planner and former  officer in the Regional and Intergovernmental  Planning Division; Jill Locantore (jlocantore@drcog.org),  Senior Planner for the Denver Regional Council of Governments; and, Lee Schoenecker (leeschoenecker@aol.com), the Nominating Committee Chair and Immediate Past Chair of the Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division.  Please contact any of these Nominating Committee members if you have a question.

 

We respectively request and urge you to vote,

The 2012-2014 Nominating Committee