OFFICIAL NOTICE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION
From David Lowman, Secretary
As Secretary of United 1st Credit Union, it is my duty to make available to members eligible to vote, information concerning the nomination and election of Credit Union officials at the upcoming annual membership meeting.
The Official Business Meeting of the membership of United 1st Credit Union will be held at the Kingsland Member Service Center on Monday, March 14, 2022, at 5:15 p.m. All members of United 1st Credit Union may attend, if they desire. This meeting will include official business only. Other member appreciation events will take place during the week of March 14-18, 2022.
Members eligible to vote shall be those members with at least one share, who have attained age 16 no later than December 1, 2021. Only those members who are eligible members of record as of December 1, 2021, shall receive ballots and be eligible to vote.
Nominating Committee Report—the Nominating Committee, consisting of Ginny Dickey Caldwell, Gordon Phillips and David Lowman made the following nominations for Board of Director positions:
NOMINEES
Yvonne DuBose Hawkins and Charlene Rose
Each nominee is agreeable to nomination and will accept office if elected.
Nomination By Petition The above nominations represent one nominee for each vacancy to be filled. However, nomination for the Board may be made by petition signed by a minimum of 100 members eligible to vote. Such petition forms are available at the credit union Administration Office at 162 North Gross Road, Kingsland, GA 31548. Completed petitions must be returned to the Secretary no later than January 19, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Persons nominated by petition must make a written certification that the nominee is agreeable to nomination, and will accept office if elected, and such certificate must be attached and returned with the petition to the Secretary.
Elections All elections shall be determined by plurality vote and shall be by mail ballot except where there is only one nominee for each position to be filled. Also, nomination shall not be made from the floor unless sufficient nominations have not been made by the Nominating Committee or by petition to provide for one nominee for each position to be filled. Only those positions without a nominee shall be subject to nominations from the floor.
Only if sufficient nominations having been made by the Nominating Committee or by petition provide more than one nominee for any position to be filled will the Secretary by February 9, 2022, cause printed ballots to be mailed to all members eligible to vote.
Elections shall not be conducted by ballot and there will be no nominations from the floor when there is only one nominee for each position to be filled.
CU Resources, Inc. was appointed Teller of Elections should there be a ballot event. The members will return their completed ballots to that independent organization where the ballots will be controlled, counted and certified under the supervision and control of that division. The election results, including accountability for ballots, will be announced if needed by the Teller of Elections at the close of business of the Annual Membership Meeting.
NOMINEE QUALIFICATIONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
YVONNE DUBOSE HAWKINS (Incumbent)
Mrs. Hawkins is a retiree from the Camden County school system. She has been a member of the
credit union since 1979, has served on the Board of Directors since 2006, and is a past Chairperson
of the board. Mrs. Hawkins and her husband, Jerry, live in Camden County, GA.
CHARLENE ROSE (Incumbent)
Mrs. Rose is employed by Lockheed Martin, SWFLANT in Kings Bay, GA as a Program Integrator. She has been a member of the credit union for over 28 years. Mrs. Rose currently serves as Treasurer on the Board as well as Chairperson of the Audit Committee. She and her husband, Jeff, live in St. Marys, GA.
