June 2016 Dear Member: As you are aware, the Annual Meeting will ...
June 2016 Dear Member: As you are aware, the Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday June 29, 2016 at 8:00 PM in the RJC Social Hall to act upon the following matters: 1. To vote upon proposed By-laws amendments which will distribute the powers of the President among an Executive Committee, consisting of the elected Officers and Board Chair. This important change in our governance structure will allow for more transparent and inclusive decision-making (see attached for Amendment Language) 2. To elect a slate of Officers 3. To elect a slate of Trustees for the Class of 2019 and a select number of Trustees filling spots in the Classes of 2017 & 2018 4. To provide a financial update and discuss initial plans for the future a. The Nominating committee, chaired by Isaac Hakimi, has submitted the following slate of officers for 2016/2017: President Tzvi Bar-David Vice President Jonathan Wiener Vice President/Corresponding Secretary Russi Bohm Vice President Chaim Haas Vice President/Recording Secretary Allison Steinmetz Treasurer Ari Gontownik Financial Secretary Michael Davis Corresponding Secretary/Vice President Marc Spear Recording Secretary/Vice President Nir Gadon b. The Nominating Committee has also submitted the following as its slate of Trustees for the Class of 2019: *Tzvi Bar David Joshua Landes *Jonathan Baron *David Sandel *Michael Davis *David Salamon *Abe Eisenstat *Dana Teplitsky Nir Gadon *Susan Tessel *Ari Gontownik c. The Nominating Committee has also submitted the following to join the classes of 2017 & 2018: Chaim Haas – replacing Fred Sugarman in the Class of 2017 Harry Feder – replacing Debbie Jonas in the Class of 2017 Rena Karol – replacing Isaac Hakimi in the class of 2017 Samuel Rosenbloom – joining the Class of 2017 Hal Dorfman – replacing Samson Fine in the Class of 2018 *Hadassah Lieberman – replacing Donald Liss in the Class of 2018 Joshua Schlenger – replacing Yehuda Shmidman in the Class of 2018 *Jonathan Wiener – replacing Jonathan Strauss in the Class of 2018 Michael Wimpfheimer – joining the Class of 2018 Ezra Rosensaft – joining the Class of 2018 *Indicates proposed new trustee
The following procedural requirement is pertinent as ratified at a special meeting of the Congregation held on April 28, 1992. Article VII-Paragraphs 2 and 5 Any individual otherwise eligible to serve as an Officer or Trustee of the Congregation in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws, whose name does not appear on the slate proposed by the Nominating Committee, may be nominated for a particular Office or Trusteeship by the receipt by the Nominating committee, not later than ten (10) days following the date the notice containing the Nomination Committee’s slate is sent to the Members, of a Petition of Nomination validated by the signatures of any ten (10) Members of the Congregation, exclusive of the prospective candidate and the prospective candidate’s spouse, in accordance with the provisions hereof. The Petition of Nomination shall contain a written declaration subscribed by the prospective candidate affirming the prospective candidate’s willingness to serve, if elected, in the particular Office or Trusteeship for which nominated. The validity of a Petition of Nomination shall be determined by the Chairman of the Bylaws Committee. Any Member of the Congregation may nominate any other individual otherwise eligible to serve as an Officer or Trustee of the Congregation in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws from the floor of the Annual Meeting. No individual may be so nominated unless such individual shall advise the Members of the Congregation at the Annual Meeting, personally or in writing, in advance of balloting, that the nominee is willing to serve, if elected, in the position for which nominated. No nomination from the floor shall be effective unless seconded by at least ten (10) Members, each of whom are Members of different households. The seconding by ten Members may be done in a written, confidential manner if said procedure is requested. In that event, the Talliers at the meeting shall verify that there are at least ten seconds from Members who are from different households. Important Information Regarding Proxy Voting Any member eligible to vote but unable to attend the Annual Meeting on Wednesday June 29, 2016 may cast their vote with an authorized RJC proxy. Only one proxy authorization form will be provided to any Member for this meeting (see attached for a PROXY form). Please note: A proxy is NOT an absentee ballot – it appoints another Member to vote on the Designator’s behalf at the meeting, but does not dictate how the Designee should vote. The original proxy authorization must be completed and signed by the Member making the designation (the "Designator"). A copy of the original proxy form must be delivered to the RJC office no later than Monday June 27, 2016 at 5PM. All collected proxies will be reviewed by a Recording Secretary appointed for this meeting on Monday evening. The Designee should bring a copy with him/her to the meeting. A member may be designated as a Designee only by: a) the spouse of the Designee (if spouse is a Member ("Spousal Proxy"), and b) by one other Member. Proxy authorizations to a Designee in excess of that stated in the preceding sentence shall render all such authorization invalid. Please call our office at 718-548-1850 if you have any questions. th
Looking forward to seeing you on June 29 .
Sincerely, Samson Fine, President
The following procedural requirement is pertinent as ratified at a special meeting of the Congregation held on April 28, 1992. Article VII-Paragraphs 2 and 5 Any individual otherwise eligible to serve as an Officer or Trustee of the Congregation in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws, whose name does not appear on the slate proposed by the Nominating Committee, may be nominated for a particular Office or Trusteeship by the receipt by the Nominating committee, not later than ten (10) days following the date the notice containing the Nomination Committee’s slate is sent to the Members, of a Petition of Nomination validated by the signatures of any ten (10) Members of the Congregation, exclusive of the prospective candidate and the prospective candidate’s spouse, in accordance with the provisions hereof. The Petition of Nomination shall contain a written declaration subscribed by the prospective candidate affirming the prospective candidate’s willingness to serve, if elected, in the particular Office or Trusteeship for which nominated. The validity of a Petition of Nomination shall be determined by the Chairman of the Bylaws Committee. Any Member of the Congregation may nominate any other individual otherwise eligible to serve as an Officer or Trustee of the Congregation in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws from the floor of the Annual Meeting. No individual may be so nominated unless such individual shall advise the Members of the Congregation at the Annual Meeting, personally or in writing, in advance of balloting, that the nominee is willing to serve, if elected, in the position for which nominated. No nomination from the floor shall be effective unless seconded by at least ten (10) Members, each of whom are Members of different households. The seconding by ten Members may be done in a written, confidential manner if said procedure is requested. In that event, the Talliers at the meeting shall verify that there are at least ten seconds from Members who are from different households. Important Information Regarding Proxy Voting Any member eligible to vote but unable to attend the Annual Meeting on Wednesday June 29, 2016 may cast their vote with an authorized RJC proxy. Only one proxy authorization form will be provided to any Member for this meeting (see attached for a PROXY form). Please note: A proxy is NOT an absentee ballot – it appoints another Member to vote on the Designator’s behalf at the meeting, but does not dictate how the Designee should vote. The original proxy authorization must be completed and signed by the Member making the designation (the "Designator"). A copy of the original proxy form must be delivered to the RJC office no later than Monday June 27, 2016 at 5PM. All collected proxies will be reviewed by a Recording Secretary appointed for this meeting on Monday evening. The Designee should bring a copy with him/her to the meeting. A member may be designated as a Designee only by: a) the spouse of the Designee (if spouse is a Member ("Spousal Proxy"), and b) by one other Member. Proxy authorizations to a Designee in excess of that stated in the preceding sentence shall render all such authorization invalid. Please call our office at 718-548-1850 if you have any questions. th
Looking forward to seeing you on June 29 .
Sincerely, Samson Fine, President
