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2021 Board of Directors and Grower Liaison Committee Election Reminder
Petition forms for both Board of Directors and Grower Liaison Committee are available from your Regional Manager or the Blue Diamond Growers Website at bluediamondgrowers.com/grower-forms/.
Blue Diamond members are encouraged to exercise one of their rights and responsibilities as owners of the cooperative: electing members of the Board of Directors and Grower Liaison Committees. The annual election is an opportunity to help shape policy or represent your district by running for a seat on the Board of Directors or the Grower Liaison Committee. Board of Directors: Each Blue Diamond district elects one Director to shape Cooperative policy and affirm the Cooperative business strategy. The Director positions from Districts 1, 4 and 6 are standing for election during the 2021 cycle. Incumbent Dan Cummings (District 1) is seeking reelection. Incumbents Kevin Fondse (District 4) and Charles Crivelli III (District 6) are not seeking re-election. To learn more about the responsibilities of a Director, we strongly encourage you to contact any current Director. Requirement for nomination: • A petition signed by 15 Blue Diamond members from the district in which the potential nominee wishes to run, filed by September 1st .
The following are the directorial district designations:
District 1: Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Siskiyou, Trinity, Humboldt, Del Norte Counties. District 2: Colusa, Yolo, Solano, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino, Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Amador Counties. District 3: Contra Costa, Alameda, Calaveras, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara Counties and the portion of San Joaquin County west and north of a line described as follows: from the southern San Joaquin County line one-fourth mile west of Austin Road north to Highway 99; then one-fourth mile east of Austin Road north to Road J7; then east to Jack Tone Road; then north to Highway 4; then east to the San Joaquin County line. District 4: The portion of San Joaquin County east and south of the same line described in District 3. District 5: The portion of Stanislaus County north of the Tuolumne River and east of the San Joaquin River. District 6: The portion of Stanislaus County south of the Tuolumne River and west of the San Joaquin River. District 7: Merced County north of Highway 140 and the San Joaquin River. District 8: Merced County south of Highway 140 and the San Joaquin River, Madera, Mariposa and Fresno Counties.
Grower Liaison Committees: Each Blue Diamond district has a Grower Liaison
Committee (GLC) made up of nine growers elected by the membership in their respective districts for three-year terms, plus three members appointed by the committee. Three GLC positions in each district are up for election each year. The GLCs meet twice each year with their district director and management to receive business and crop updates. Requirement for nomination: • A petition signed by five Blue Diamond members from the district in which the potential nominee wishes to run, filed by September 1st .
District 9: Kern, Kings and Tulare Counties.
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