Nominations for Offices and Host Sites for 2009

To nomination someone for office or a host for one the tournaments, email the League President.  Please make sure to give the name AND office and /or the specific tournament for the school you wish to nominate.  Self nominations are perfectly acceptable. 

Election Timeline

The organization's bylaws require that nominations for offices with expiring terms and 2008 State Tournament hosts be open for a period of 14 days through the FFL Website.  Each candidate for office and State Tournament venue host may submit a 250 word statement to be posted on the FFL Website at the start of the electronic voting period.  Voting will be conducted entirely be electronic ballot for a period of 21 days.  Results of the voting will be announced on the website after certification by the election supervisors.

  • Nominations Open:                      Saturday, March 8

  • Nominations Close:                      Friday, March 20 at Noon

  • Electronic Voting Begins:             Wednesday, March 24 at Noon

  • Electronic Voting Closes:             Wednesday, April 22 at Noon

  • Results Announced:                     At Fall Meeting (Friday evening, April 25 at Novice State)

The following five members of the Board of  Directors of Florida Forensic League, Inc. are serving terms that will expire on June 01, 2007. Expiring seats include:
 

1.  Vice President/Operation (2 year term; June 01, 2008 - June 01, 2010)

Duties include:

Chair Standing Committees of the League unless another person is designated, serve as the liaison between the League and outside groups, act in

the capacity of Ombudsperson for the State Tournaments, and mentor new Regional Directors.

2.  Treasurer (2 year term; June 01, 2008 - June 01, 2010)

Duties include:

Maintain the official financial accounts and records of the League, receive membership forms and dues from schools, file a Treasury Report with the League at

least once per year, collect tournament entry fees for the State Tournaments, and disburse funds as necessary to operate the League. The Treasurer may not disburse

funds to him/herself without written authorization from the President.

 

3.  Regional Director (3 of 6 Regional Directors seats are expiring; see below for details)

    --Timacuan:  2 year term (June 01, 2008 - June 01, 2010)

    --Hurricane:  2 year term (June 01, 2008 - June 01, 2010)

    --Macaw:  2 year term (June 01, 2007 - June 01, 2010)

Duties include:

Regional Directors:  Recruit and retain schools as members of the League, act as a liaison between the Board of Directors and the member schools in the region, organize and direct the Regional Qualifying Tournament in accordance with the guidelines established in the various governing documents, certify qualifiers to the State Championship, and accept State Tournament assignments as directed by the Executive Committee.  At the option of each region, the Regional Director may hold judge and/or student training workshops within the region.  Regional Directors may also hold formal and informal meetings at the regional level for the purpose of suggesting future changes to league rules.

 

All Officers: All officers are required to attend both of the State Tournaments and all

meetings of the membership and the Board of Directors, unless a reasonable explanation

for an absence exists. All officers shall make a reasonable effort to respond to concerns

raised by the Head Coach or Assistant Coach for members in their Region (Regional

Directors) or statewide (President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer). Officers may

forward and/or discuss membership concerns with other officers whenever necessary.

Communications to officers should bear the name and school of the sender. Questions

and concerns should always be raised by officials (eg: Head Coach, Assistant Coach,

principal) representing the member school; communications initiated by parents and/or

students shall be forwarded to the Head Coach and/or Assistant Coach of that individual’s

school for a response, unless the officer, Executive Committee, or Board of Directors

deems that a response is legally prudent or necessary, and/or otherwise in the best

interest of the organization. Officers shall be under no obligation to respond to or act

upon unsigned and/or anonymous communications.



STATE TOURNAMENT HOSTS FOR 2009

This email constitutes formal notice that Florida Forensic League, Inc. seeks
tournament hosts for the 2009 state tournaments. The tournaments available
are:

--State Championships (tentatively February 27 & 28, 2009)
--Novice State (tentatively April 24 & 25, 2009)

Nominations and election of host schools for these tournaments will coincide
with the Board of Directors election (nominations due Monday, March 23 at 3:00
pm). A potential host school for either state tournament must:

--Have at least 100 classrooms available for competition
--Be able to meet all of the relevant requirements in the bylaws, standing
rules, and host checklist documents (all of this information is available
on the FORMS page of the website--look for the link in the left-hand frame).
--Submit a letter to me from its principal indicating that the entire facility
is available on the tentative dates and that the administration supports the
bid.