Nominations being accepted for Farm Bureau Directors 2025-2027
Three Will County Farm Bureau directors will be elected in a nominating and election process in three districts. The nominating process will begin with this week’s edition of The Farmers Weekly Review. A nomination candidate request form is in this issue. The form is to be returned to the Will County Farm Bureau no later than November 2nd.
Districts electing directors are numbers 1, 2 & 3. County by-law changes in 2018 consolidated Districts 1A, 1B, 5A, 5B, Troy Township from District 3, Joliet Township from District 6 all to form the new District 1.
The combined old districts of Channahon Township from District 3, Jackson Township from District 6, District 4 and Wilton township from the old District 8 form a new District 2. The final new district, which will be called District 3, includes Manhattan Township from old District 8, District 9, District 10 and District 11.
We also will have 2 board members elected at-large for the board and can come from any district in the County. The President will continue to be elected at-large as this position has been in the past. The President is elected by the board of directors each year. This year one Director at Large is up for election.
The Nominating Committee will meet on November 18th to select candidates whose names will be placed on ballots to be sent to the voting members in their respective districts.
In addition to the nominations being made by the nominating committee, and through the nomination forms returned from Farm Bureau members (the forms being published in the Farmers Weekly Review & Directions our Electronic Newsletter), voting members will have the opportunity to suggest nominations within a 14-day period after the initial publication of the initial nominees.
Directors are eligible to serve Will County Farm Bureau by residing or farming in their elected districts.
The districts and incumbent district directors are:
District 1: Wheatland, DuPage, Plainfield, Lockport, Homer, Troy, Joliet, New Lenox and Frankfort townships: George Beutel, Joliet, for a 3-year term.
District 2: Channahon, Jackson, Wilmington, Florence, Wilton, Reed, Custer and Wesley
townships: OPEN, as Brad Metzger, has served his tenure on the board.
District 3: Manhattan, Green Garden, Monee, Crete, Peotone, Will and Washington townships: Don Mulderink, Beecher, for a 3-year term.
Director at Large: Mike Robbins, Manhattan, for a 3-year term, as this board position can be from either District 1, 2 or 3.
All of the above are eligible for re-election. Once the nominating process is completed, the voting members in the respective township will elect their respective directors by secret mail-in ballot.
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TO: Nominating Committee
Will County Farm Bureau
100 Manhattan Road
Joliet, IL 60433
Nomination Candidate Form
I am interested in being considered for Nomination to the Board of Directors for Will County Farm Bureau. I am actively engaged in farming or own farmland that is rented.
Name (please print):
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Mailing Address: _______________________________________________
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Township ______District # _______
Telephone (_____) ______________
Signature ______________________________
Membership # 098-______________
Return this form to: Will County Farm Bureau, 100 Manhattan Road, Joliet, IL 60433
Return on or before Nov 7, 2024
Districts Electing Officers this year are: District 1, 2, and 3 and at large.
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