Executive Board

The Executive Board is made up of Elected Representatives and defined in the constitution as:

Article V - Elected Representatives 

Section 1. The executive officers shall be comprised of the president, the vice president for Northern, the vice-president for Southern, the secretary and the treasurer. The Northern and Southern vice-presidents shall alternate as the performing executive vice-president, with the Northern vice-president performing as the executive vice president for the two-year term beginning in 2012.

Section 2. Executive Board (EB) shall be comprised of the executive officers as defined in Section 1; the standing Occupational Committee chairpersons; the facility chief stewards and the regional chief stewards. 

Article X - Nomination and Election of Officers and Executive Board Members

Section 1. All matters concerning nominations and elections shall be subject to the provisions of Appendix 0, entitled Elections Code, of the AFSCME International Constitution.

Section 2. An Election Committee shall be appointed by the president and ratified by the executive board. Members of the Election Committee may not be a candidate for office or serving in the capacity as an executive board member, trustee or Council 57 delegate. The Election Committee, upon completion of their task, shall report election results to the membership.

Section 3. Not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the holding of nominations for local union office, notice of the nominations and elections shall be mailed to each member at the member's last known address.

Section 4. To be eligible for any officer, committee chairperson, facility or regional steward position, the candidate must be a member in good standing for six (6) months immediately preceding the election. In the event that the local's membership increases by fifty percent (50%) or more since certification of the prior election, the six (6) month requirement shall stand suspended for the next election.

Section 5. Nominations for all officers, occupational chair, facility chief steward, regional chief steward, trustee and Council 57 delegate positions shall be opened in August of the election year, due and proper notice having been given to all members. Election of all officers, executive board, occupational chairs, facility chief stewards, regional chief stewards, trustees and Council 57 delegates shall be in November.

Section 6. Those elected shall be installed in office immediately upon the local union's acceptance of the Election Committee's written report on the election, per the AFSCME International Constitution, Appendix 0, Section 2, Sub-Section J. The committee's report shall be given at the November regional general membership meetings to be conducted in the north, south and Central Valley regions of the state no later than one week after the election and may be postponed only to enable the Election Committee to complete its work. Incumbents shall meet and relinquish all union property to the newly elected board members immediately after installation.

Section 7. Vacancies in the offices of the vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer or trustees shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a two-thirds 2/3 vote of the executive board. In the event the office of president falls vacant, the vice-president performing as the executive vice-president shall become president for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Section 8. In the event of a vacancy in one of the occupational chairs, facility chief steward or regional chief steward executive board seats, or the creation of a new committee, facility or region mid-term, the vacancy/new position shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by election of the members of the Occupational Committee, facility or region in which the vacancy occurs or in which the position was created.

Executive Officers
Occupational Chairs
Regional Chief Stewards
Facility Chief Stewards