Nominating Committee Protocols

The NYSSCPA Board, acting in accordance with NYSSCPA Bylaws Article X, paragraph 2, “Nominating Committee Protocols”, approved nominating committee protocols 1 through 7, below, at its meeting on October 2, 2003, nominating committee protocol 8 at its April 21, 2005, meeting, and nominating committee protocols 9 and 10 at its April 5, 2007, meeting. In addition, the Board amended nominating committee protocol 6 at its April 3, 2008 meeting. All were duly published in The Trusted Professional and became effective thirty days after publication.

NP-1. In nominating an officer, strong consideration should be given to prior Board service.

NP-2. In nominating the president-elect, strong consideration should be given to prior service as an officer.

NP-3. A Board member may serve multiple terms but must have at least a one-year hiatus between full terms, unless he or she is either being nominated to serve as an officer or is presently serving as an officer.

NP-4. The Nominating Committee shall strive to have no more than one Board member from the same firm or employer, and under no circumstances may make nominations that result in more than two Board members from the same firm or employer. However, if a firm merger, change of employment, or similar situation creates a situation where more than two Board members from the same firm or employer are concurrently serving on the Board, they may complete their terms.

NP-5. Chapters shall submit at least two, but no more than five, nominations to fill chapter representative vacancies; submissions shall provide an order of preference; the Nominating Committee must choose from among the names submitted by the chapter and will strive to honor the chapter’s order of preference, subject to requirements imposed by the bylaws and the nominating committee protocols.

NP-6. The Nominating Committee should consider the role officers will play in developing its nominations for officer positions. However, regarding vice president assignments, the Nominating Committee is only to nominate vice presidents; the President is to make vice presidents assignments. When obtaining a candidate's consent to serve as Vice President, the Nominating Committee shall alert the candidate to the fact that the President could assign the candidate to any of the responsibilities outlined for Vice Presidents in the Board's Standing Rules

NP-7. Nominating Committees are not to add or delete protocols on their own volition, but are asked to submit changes they deem desirable to the Board for its approval.

NP-8. The Nominating Committee shall refrain from nominating any former staff member to fill any position, for a period of two years following such staff member’s separation of service from the Society or FAE (or both).

NP-9. The Nominating Committee is encouraged to obtain written statements from each candidate for President-Elect in which the candidate outlines his or her views on issues and initiatives that are expected to arise during his or her term. For instance, the candidate should be asked the challenges they anticipate the Society will face and what actions they believe the Society should take to meet those challenges.

NP-10. The Nominating Committee is encouraged to consider interviewing candidates for President-Elect and may interview candidates for other positions as well, provided that all candidates for a given office, whether self-declared or recruited, are included in the interview process.