Filing Deadline: Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee - October 25, 2024
HOW TO APPLY
Members may apply to serve on the Board of Directors or Supervisory Committee by application. To request a paper application, please contact Victoria Hahn via email:
- Submit a paper or online Application for Board of Directors or Supervisory Committee by the deadline. Late applications cannot be accepted.
- Floor nominations are not accepted at the Annual Business Meeting.
In the event an election for the Board of Directors is necessary, ballots will be delivered to members by Friday, January 31, 2025 and must be received no later than 4:00 PM, PST on Friday, March 14, 2025 to be counted.
Pursuant to its bylaws, F&A Federal Credit Union opens its board election cycle each year to consider potential candidates to serve on its volunteer Board of Directors or Supervisory Committee. Board of Director service is a three-year term, and Supervisory Committee service is a one-year term. The Credit Union will accept applications through the filing deadline of 4:00PM, PST on Friday, October 25, 2024 for three seats with a 36-month term: 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028.
Applications to serve for a term as a volunteer on the Board of Directors will be reviewed by the Nomination Committee comprised of the six directors not actively seeking election. If needed, the Nomination Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 to review, select, or reject applications for the Board of Directors slate. Any applicant not recommended for the slate will have a minimum of 45 days to petition the members. Official petition documents must be delivered to Victoria Hahn (
The Credit Union will accept applications to serve on the Supervisory Committee through 4:00PM, PST Friday, October 25, 2024 and extended the deadline if needed. The Supervisory Committee is made up of five members with a 12-month term: 4/1/2025 - 3/31/2026. Supervisory Committee applications will be forwarded to the entire F&A Board of Directors who will evaluate the applications and make their selection. This will be completed no later than the first week of February 2025. Supervisory Committee members are volunteers appointed by the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term.
The selected Committee will be announced during the 89th Annual Business Meeting scheduled for Saturday, March 22, 2025.
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO SERVE ON THE F&A BOARD OF DIRECTORS or SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE:
- Applicant must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
- Applicant must be a member in good standing, with the minimum balance required to maintain a regular Share Account.
- Members that have caused F&A Federal Credit Union a financial loss are ineligible to apply.
- Applicant must never have been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust; a good credit rating is preferred.
Current employees, relatives of current F&A Federal Credit Union employees, and relatives of seated Officials of F&A Federal Credit Union are not eligible to apply for service on the Board of Directors or Supervisory Committee. The definition of relatives for election purposes is the same as the definition regarding field of membership eligibility.
Members that are considering service, should have a dedication and commitment to the principles of the credit union movement and to F&A Federal Credit Union.
ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE
Any Member in good standing, and at least 16 years of age as of December 15, 2024 is eligible to vote. In the event there is only a single nominee, a formal election will not be scheduled, and the election will occur by acclamation.
NOMINATIONS BY PETITION
If a member has met the application deadline but is not selected by the Nomination Committee, they may apply to serve on the Board of Directors through the petition nomination process. Note: because the Supervisory Committee members are appointed, the petition process does not apply to Supervisory Committee applicants.
Petition forms will be provided to any qualified applicant not selected by the Nomination Committee. To qualify by official petition, the F&A Federal Credit Union bylaws require the candidate to obtain signatures from 1% of the eligible voting members of the Credit Union, not to exceed 500 signatures. Applicants may not seek signatures on any property operated by the Credit Union. Official Petition forms must be submitted to Victoria Hahn (
