Board Election

UPDATE ON 2024-2025 CAMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION PROCESS AND WELCOME TO BOARD MEMBERS-ELECT

During our recent election process for the 2024-2025 CAMA Board of Directors there were six positions available:

• Member-At-Large for Municipalities with a Population Under 100,000
• Representative for Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
• Representative for Manitoba & Saskatchewan
• Representative for British Columbia
• Representative for Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory & Nunavut
• Representative for Newfoundland & Labrador

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that we had one nomination for British Columbia, one nomination for Manitoba & Saskatchewan, one nomination for Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory & Nunavut, and one nomination for Newfoundland and Labrador.  Thus, by acclamation, we would like to welcome Evan Parliament, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Revelstoke, BC; Nathan Peto, City Manager for the City of Portage la Prairie, MB; Tracy Thomas, Senior Administrative Officer for the Town of Fort Smith, NWT; and Lisa Niblock, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Paradise, NL
 

Evan, Nathan, Tracy, and Lisa will step into their new roles on the Board of Directors following the  CAMA Annual General Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 8:15 a.m. MST at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.  To learn more about their backgrounds and intentions on the Board of Directors, click on the links below to access their bios and statements.

• Evan Parliament, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Revelstoke, BC
• Nathan Peto, City Manager, City of Portage la Prairie, MB
• Tracy Thomas, Senior Administrative Officer, Town of Fort Smith, NWT
• Lisa Niblock, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Paradise, NL

ELECTION FOR THE 2024-2025 CAMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with the requirements of the CAMA by-laws, I wish to advise the membership that the 2024 Nominating Committee has received the following nominations for the positions of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island and the Member-At-Large for Municipalities with a Population Under 100,000, that is available on the CAMA Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 year.  

To view the bios of the candidates and learn more about why they are interested in serving on the Board, simply click on their names listed below.

       
•    Jeff Gushue, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Yarmouth, NS
•    John Jamieson, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Three Rivers, PEI

        
•    Yves Leger, Chief Administrative Officer/City Clerk, Rural Municipality of Maple Hills, NB
•    Patrice Boileau, Director General, City of Beaconsfield, QC
•    Horacio Galanti, City Manager, City of Airdrie, AB
•    Kyle Attanasio, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Kenora, ON
•    John Enns-Wind, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Grand Bay- Westfield, NB
•    Patrick Pulak, General Manager of Operational Services, City of Brandon, MB
•    Kara Van Myall, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Saugeen Shores, ON
•    Sheena Ngalle-Miano, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of Chelsea, QC
•    Jody Murray, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, NL
•    Peter Neufeld, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of Leamington, ON
•    Robert Tremblay, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Renfrew, ON
 

An election for these two positions on the Board of Directors is therefore required.  Voting will take place commencing on Monday, May 6th, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. AST and finishing on Friday, May 10th, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. PST.  

CAMA is a national organization and when elections are held, every Regular Member, regardless of the Province or Territory you work in, votes for the candidate of your choice in each respective jurisdiction.  You are therefore eligible to vote for one nominee for Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island and one nominee for the Member-At-Large for Municipalities with a Population Under 100,000.

Further information regarding the procedures for voting will be distributed electronically to all CAMA members eligible to vote, prior to the commencement of the voting period.  

Please also note that only Regular CAMA members in good standing with membership fees paid for the current fiscal year (April 1st, 2024 to March 31st, 2025) will be eligible to vote.

Bev Hendry
CAMA Past President/
Chair of Nominating Committee 

ELECTION OF THE CAMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - E-VOTING PROCESS

The election of the CAMA Board of Directors is governed by an e-voting process.  Should a member wish to stand for election for an available position on the Board they must complete a nomination form.  

The CAMA Board of Directors shall be comprised of eleven (11) Regular Members who are elected by the membership.  The Immediate Past-President shall serve on the Board of Directors and shall have voting privileges.  The eleven (11) elected Members of the Board of Directors shall be regionally represented as follows:

Elections are only held for positions on the Board when there is a vacancy (as highlighted).

The Nominating Committee shall appoint the Executive consisting of the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President and Treasurer from among the members of the Board of Directors.  

Elected members of the Board of Directors shall serve for a four (4) year term except where the member is to serve as the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Treasurer or Immediate Past President.  After an absence from the Board of Directors for a period of two consecutive years, members who have previously served shall again be eligible for office.  The term of office of directors shall commence immediately following the CAMA Annual General Meeting, at which time they are elected, and shall conclude upon the election of their successors.