The Nominating Committee solicits and evaluates applications to serve on the SOHA board of directors.  The Committee then recommends a slate of nominees to the board of directors equal in number to the number of board seats up for election.  Although the board of directors cannot elect its own members—only the membership at the annual meeting reserves that right—the board adopts a slate of nominees, publishes the slate, and solicits proxies based on that slate.

Because board members serve staggered terms, board elections are held at the annual meeting every year.  The SOHA bylaws require that the Committee be reconstituted at the end of each annual meeting.  In addition, the Committee must be chaired by a board member, although no other membership restrictions apply.  Once constituted, the Committee serves until the next annual meeting.

Committee members decide how best to solicit applications and how applications are to be evaluated.  In the past, the Committee has simply requested a written statement highlighting the applicant's interest in the position and the particular skills the applicant would bring to the board.  Sitting board members seeking reelection have only been required to notify the Committee of their intention to remain on the board.

In evaluating applicants, the Committee examines the written statement and places great weight on the commitment of the applicant, as evidenced by previous volunteer work within the community.  Absent a previous association with SOHA, the Committee carefully reviews the particular skills an applicant would bring to the board and attempts to fill any needs the board may have for the applicant's particular expertise.

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