On July 20th, the Executive Board of the Virginia
Magistrates Association met in Richmond for its quarterly meeting. The following events transpired during the
course of the meeting
.
- A $500 college scholarship was awarded to George L Betts, the son of Tamyra Whitehead. George is currently attending Virginia State University.
- Nominations for the upcoming 2015 election were officially authenticated and closed. The following candidates will be running for office in the upcoming election: Kevin Lacey, President; Kara Akins, 1st Vice President; Kyle Schumacher, Treasurer. The election will be held via survey monkey on September 1st.
- Tamyra Whitehead will now be chairing a welcoming committee for new members, and old members that have chosen to renew their membership with the Association.
- The board voted to hire an external auditor to ensure that all taxes are paid, and to render a full accounting of the finances of the association.
- A motion to re-organize the VMA as a chapter of the Virginia Government Employees Association through the whole sale replacement of the VMA’s bylaws was tabled after a formal discussion. The discussion turned on whether the VMA was willing to sacrifice its independence in order to potentially work under a larger organization to improve the working conditions of all state employees.
