As you are no doubt aware the Federation has amended its by-laws in order to elect Councillors at the Regional Council meetings.
That By-Law 4(b) (ii) be replaced with the following:
“The Councillors who retire shall be those taking office at the Annual Conference held two years previously and shall include a Councillor elected to fill a casual vacancy caused by a Councillor elected two years previously having ceased to hold such office.
Councillors shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Regional Council of the Region that they represent. Councillors shall take office at the end of the Annual Conference following the Annual General Meeting of the Regional Council at which they were elected. Vacancies shall be filled at a general meeting of the Regional Council.
The exception 2009 where the elections will take place at the first Regional Council meeting following the 2009 Annual Conference. Those elected shall take office immediately following the declaration of the ballot and retire at the rise of the 2011 Annual Conference.”
From 2010 the elections will take place at the Annual General Meeting of the Regional Councils and the Councillor will take up their position as at the rise of Federation’s Annual Conference 23-25 July 2010.
For 2009, Regions will elect in term 3 prior to the first Council meeting. So far we have had indications from a number of regions and sub-regions for meetings: Councillor Election Policy V1.1 Northern Sydney: Monday 29th March 2010 7:15pm for 7:45pm Venue: St Ives Park Primary School Northern Sydney Regional Nomination form 2010 Councillors Nominations Northern Sydney 2010 Riverina: Saturday 20th March 2010 Councillors Nominations Riverina 2010 Riverina Regional Nomination form 2010 Central Coast Sub-region: Monday 29th March 2010 Councillors Nominations Central Coast Sub-region 2010 Central Coast Sub- Regional Nomination form 2010 Western Region: Saturday 6th March 2010 Councillors Nominations Western NSW 2010 Western NSW Regional Nomination form 2010 Sydney Region: Monday 15th March 2010 Venue: Arncliffe Councillors Nominations Sydney 2010 Sydney Regional Nomination form 2010 Hunter Region: Thursday 18th March 2010 Venue: Cardiff RSL Macquarie Road, Cardiff Councillors Nominations Hunter 2010 Hunter Regional Nomination form 2010 South Western Sydney Region: Thursday 25th March 2010 Venue: St Mary's Senior High School Councillors Nominations South Western Sydney 2010 Councillors Nominations South Western Sydney 2010 New England Region: Councillors Nominations New England 2010 New England Regional Nomination form 2010 North Coast Region: Councillors Nominations North Coast 2010 North Coast Regional Nomination form 2010 Western Sydney Region: Councillors Nominations Western Sydney 2010 Western Sydney Regional Nomination form 2010