2019 ROLLING HILLS GOLF CLUB ELECTION for the 2020 – 2021 TERM
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ROLLING HILLS GOLF CLUB BOARD
Nominations are requested from active members for the Rolling Hills Golf Club Board positions of:
- President
- Secretary
- Handicap & Rules Director
All nominations must be submitted to the Nominating Committee Duncan Anderson or Paul Titley on or before 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 7th, 2019. All nominee names and their bios and photographs will be posted on the http://www.arabiangolf.net website once the call for nominations have closed (Look for a link located on the main menu bar of the RHGC home page).
Please do not nominate anyone without asking their permission to do so. Only members in good standing may submit nominations and all nominees must meet the following requirements:
- An active primary member of Rolling Hills Golf Club and a regular Saudi Aramco employee
- Nominated by an active member of Rolling Hills Golf Club
- Able to serve for 2 year term starting January 1st, 2020. Board meetings generally occur on the 2nd Sunday of each month
- Willing to attend major Club events as well as spend personal time planning and organizing Club events
- Willing to uphold the RHGC Constitution & Bylaws
All nominees will be contacted by a member of the Nominating Committee and anyone wishing to withdraw his or her nomination may do so prior to time when the election ballot is completed i.e. prior to November 14th, 2019
Timeline for the elections:
Thursday, October 10th – Call for nominations opens
Thursday, November 7th, at 4:00 pm – Call for nominations closes
Thursday, November 14th, at 4:00 pm – Deadline for receipt of all nominee bios (inclusive of photographs)
Sunday, November 17th, Voting begins
Note: Elections may start earlier if all nominee information is received prior to November 18th
Thursday, November 28th, at 4:00 pm – Voting ends
Sunday December 8th - Election results announced at RHGC AGM
Sunday, December 16th, at 4:00 pm – deadline for receipt of votes if run off is required
Incentives for 2020 RHGC Board participation:
To encourage more active participation in the operation of the RHGC the following incentives have been approved for active Board members for 2019.
- A 50% discount in annual RHGC membership dues based on the applicable single member dues rate at the time (currently this would be a SR500 discount)
- 10 day advance tee time booking
- Priority consideration for Special Events & Functions )e.g. Saudi International @ Royal Greens (Jeddah) – European Tour RHGC volunteer selection, advanced table selection for the annual golf ball etc...)
- 10% Pro-shop Discount
Recreation Manual Rules that impact our election.
Section 4.3 A spouse may not succeed his/her spouse as one of the group’s primary board members. Husbands and wives cannot serve on the board of a Self-Directed Group in any two separate board positions at the same time.
Section 4.4 When currently holding an office in one group, an officer must be within three months of completing the term before placing his/her name in nomination for office in another Self- Directed Group.
Section 4.5 Officers of Self-Directed Groups must be Saudi Aramco employees or their spouses, and must work or have a mailbox location within the area of the Self-Directed Group main facility or meeting area. Officers of Quad-Area Organizations must work in the area of the Self-Directed Group main facility or meeting area. This qualification will not apply to coaches, officials or umpires.
4.5.1 An individual can be an officer of only one Self-Directed Group at any time.
4.5.2 No officer of a Self-Directed Group can become a coach/division coordinator of that Self-Directed Group due to conflict of interest.
Regards
Duncan Anderson & Paul Titley
The RHGC Nominating Committee
Les Hertlein
Chairman of the Nominating Committee