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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Western Rangelands Partnership members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning! The annual meeting in Alaska is quickly approaching and that means it is time to begin gathering nominations for the Secretary-Treasurer position within the partnership. This is a great opportunity to become more involved
in the partnership. For those who are new, in the normal or desired rotation of rangeland specialists and librarians, we are looking for a rangeland specialist to fill the Sec.-Treas. position this year. Please contact one of the officers (Jeanne Pfander (chair):
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:pfanderj@u.library.arizona.edu">pfanderj@u.library.arizona.edu</a></span>, Dave Kruger (sec/trea):
<a href="mailto:Tseliot@uwyo.edu">Tseliot@uwyo.edu</a>, or Rachel Mealor: <a href="mailto:rdmealor@uwyo.ed">
rdmealor@uwyo.ed</a>) if you would like to volunteer or nominate someone for this position. Please make sure each person agrees to being nominated before putting their name up for consideration. Below are details regarding the duties and position from the bylaws
that may be helpful in making your decision. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">ARTICLE IV. Organization and Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">…C. The Secretary-Treasurer will prepare minutes of the annual meeting, maintain the budget of the Partnership, and prepare documents for necessary reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">D. The Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer will serve as the Executive Committee of the Partnership. With guidance from the Steering Committee, the Executive committee shall
be empowered to act on behalf of the Partnership between annual meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">…</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">ARTICLE V. Nomination and Election of Officers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Section 1. The terms of officers is for three years with a Secretary-Treasurer elected each year. Progression is from Secretary-Treasurer to vice chair (in second year) to chair (in third
year).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Section 2. Candidates for the office of Secretary-Treasurer shall be nominated or recruited from active members. A candidate may run uncontested, if only one is willing to run.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">…</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Section 5. A mix of librarians and rangeland specialists among officers is desired. The desired model would be that incoming officers would alternate between librarian and rangeland specialist. However, variation from this
pattern is acceptable in efforts to engage qualified officers and in the case of vacancies.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your attention to this and your consideration in serving the Western Rangelands Partnership. Please nominate/volunteer for the sec.-treas. position by
<b>May 3<sup>rd</sup></b>. We are looking forward to a great annual meeting and seeing you (or hearing from you online) next month!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grace and peace,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rachel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rachel Mealor, Extension Range Specialist</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Department of Ecosystem Science and Management</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">phone: (307) 766-4139</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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