Nomination for the CPF executives can be placed at Secunda Police Station

SECUNDA – Residents are being urged by the Secunda Police to submit their nominations for the new CPF executive.

Time is short as nominations must be submitted to the police station no later than 23 April.

Nomination forms can be obtained and handed in at the main entrance office by the police station.

The election of the CPF executive will be held from 24 to 28 May.

Nominations of the CPF executive is very important, as these persons will be working closely with the police in combating crime.

The forum shall be managed by an Executive Committee which shall be elected, an in the case of ex officio member, co-opted, at the every third Annual General meeting.

Elected members of the Executive Committee shall serve for three years. They may be re-elected or co-opted.

The Executive Committee shall comprise of:
• Chairperson,
• Deputy Chairperson,
• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary

Elections of a CPF Executive Committee is as follows:
• The Executive of a CPF shall be elected at its third annual general meeting.
• Nominations of candidates who stand for elections shall be requested in the election meeting and only all elected members of the CPF sub-forums shall qualify to stand for nominations and to be elected into the CPF Executive.
• Members attending the election meeting may also nominate from the floor by a show of hands on the day of elections.
• The elections shall be held on or before the 30 April of every third year.
• Nominees shall be members of the CPF sub-forums and persons with good standing in the community.
• The station commander shall be the election officer.
• The relevant Area Community Police Board shall monitor the election process.

Voting Rights:
• Each CPF member shall have one vote at all meetings.
• In the event of a deadlock, the chairperson will have a casting vote.
Voting procedure:
• Voting in the general forum meetings shall be by a show of hands.
• Voting during the election of the Executive Committee of the CPF and Boards shall be through secret ballot. There shall be three nominees for each top five executive members. Each nominee must at least be seconded by one hand in order to qualify as a candidate.
Votes shall be counted and results be announced during the AGM. There shall be ten nominees for six additional executive positions and each nominee must be seconded by one hand in order to qualify as a candidate. The candidate with the highest votes will be voted into office.
In case of CPF sub-forums there shall be three nominees for each top four executive positions. Each nominee must be seconded by one hand in order to qualify as a candidate.
The station, area and province shall keep elections process record and send the election results to the MEC.
• Voting in the Executive Committee shall be by show of hands.
• Voting during the elections of the sub-forum and sub sub-forums shall be by show of hands.

Code of conduct:
• All members of the forum, including all registered organisations, must conduct themselves in an ethical and proper manner.
• All members must exhibit mutual understanding on a cross-cultural level and act maturely, diplomatically and in a civilised way.
• Members must refrain from promoting party politics, any business concerns or religious views when dealing with FORUM matters.
• Members of the forum must address members of the police, the metro police services and law enforcement agencies by their ranks.
• Members must refrain from using abusive, racist or sexist remarks.
• No member shall misuse the resources of the forum.
• No member shall participate in the activities of the forum if found to be under the influence of any illegal substance, drugs or alcohol.
• All members of the forum must declare any conflict of interest and must excuse themselves from any decision or vote on a matter in which there is a conflict of interest, financially or otherwise.
• No member shall engage in any conduct which may bring the forum in disrepute.
• The chairman and all the other members of the executive committee of the forum must report on their activities related to the forum since the date of the last meeting.
• No member of the forum should allow himself to be recruited or be registered as an informer for the services or any other party.
• Sector forums and neighbourhood watches may adopt their own codes of conduct, but these should not be in conflict with the determinations of this constitution.