Carolina Recycling Association. What’s happened since last year. Proposed by-law revisions Your...

Town Hall Meeting

Carolina Recycling Association

Town Hall Agenda

• What’s happened since last year.• Proposed by-law revisions• Your participation is important• Feedback from our members• Meet the candidates

What's Happened Since Last Year?

• 1st Southeast Food Waste Reduction Conference

• Recyclers Networking Meetings• Reserve Fund and Financial Oversight• Strategic Plan• New organization forming

Strategic Plan Goals

• Identify a core set of sustainable member services and deliver these effectively, efficiently and consistently over time.– A high quality annual conference.– Special topic conferences when need and interest

are sufficient to invest resources.– CRA Councils.– Member Communications (high quality website

and newsletter.

Strategic Plan Goals

• Create a sustainable and highly functional association by addressing organizational factors that create inherent instabilities.– High Board turnover– Leadership development and succession planning– Board development– CRA Rules and Guidance Document– Board roles and accountabilities– Financial goals and oversight

Strategic Plan Goals

• Grow the CRA’s membership and create membership services goals.

• Seek collaborative efforts with other associations to advance recycling in the Carolina’s

• Engage decision makers

New Recycling Organization

• Recycling Coalition of SC

By-laws

Carolina Recycling Association

Proposed CRA By-Law Changes for 2013 Annual Business Meeting

• 2 proposed changes to existing by-laws.– A revision to the goals and mission section to

purge outdated text.– Board terms changed to 3 years with five

members being elected each year. Board members can serve only 2 consecutive elected terms.

• Each change will be explained at Friday’s business meeting

• Registration desk can print you a copy

CRA Councils and Committees

Councils• Collegiate Recycling• Household Hazardous

Waste• Keep America Beautiful• Regional Networking• Business and Industry

(potential)

Committees• Board Development• Conference• Conference Program• Education and Outreach• Finance• Membership• Policy (potential)

MEMBER FEEDBACK

Carolina Recycling Association

Questions/Comments

• What do you like about the CRA?• What could we do better?• What are your expectations for the

organization?• What would the perfect CRA look like?• Are there programs or services that you would

like to see happen?What’s on your mind?

More Feedback Options

• Stop anyone with a Board members or Board candidate ribbon and share your thoughts.

• Email us at staff@cra-recycle.org anytime• Come to Friday’s Business Meeting.

Carolina Recycling Association

Board NominationsMarch 2012

Candidates

Board Approved Candidate’s• Ann Blindt – Albemarle Solid Waste Authority• Heather Cashwell – NC DENR (incumbent)• Harris DeLoach – Sonoco (incumbent)• Paul Hanna - MetalTech Systems, Inc. (incumbent)• Greg Peverall – Waste Zero• Jennifer Sellers – Coastal Carolina University• Anthony (Wes) Westbrook - BMW

Candidates

Additional Candidates• Brett Henderson• Dave VanDeventer

Nominations from the floor – write-ins• __________________________• __________________________

Voting

• The voting member will receive an e-mail with on-line voting options.

• Electronic voting stations at registration• Paper ballots are available at registration desk.• One vote per voting member.

BEACHSIDE RECEPTION AND AWARDS CELEBRATION

Thanks for participating, now, please join us for the:

Qualifications

• By-laws require: Member in good standing.

• In addition the candidate needs to be available to attend the Board Retreat June 9-11, 2013 and must be able to travel and attend Board Meetings which usually occur the third Thursday of each even month.