The duly appointed Nominating Committee of the JPS & PARTNERS CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED hereby invites members of the Credit Union to nominate suitable candidates to fill vacancies for the following:

• Board of Directors
• Credit Committee
• Supervisory Committee

To be presented at the 70^th Annual General Meeting of the JPS & Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR NOMINATION

Nominations from members will be accepted by petition under the following terms and conditions: –

1. Nominations to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors, Credit and Supervisory Committees must be duly signed by at least five (5) members, each of whom must be in good standing with JPS & Partners Co-operative Credit Union Ltd., and submitted to the Nominating Committee for consideration. A copy of the Petition Sheet is available on the Credit Union’s website at jpscu.com/downloadable-forms/ or from any office of JPS & Partners Co-operative Credit Union Ltd.
2. Candidates nominated and shortlisted will be interviewed by the Nominating Committee to determine suitability to fill vacancies.

3. Each nomination by petition must be accompanied by:

• A signed Candidate Qualification Form from the nominee stating that he/she is in agreement with the nomination and will serve if elected to office. A copy of the Candidate Qualification Form is available on the Credit Union’s website at jpscu.com/downloadable-forms/ or from any office of JPS & Partners Co-operative Credit Union Ltd.
• The nominee’s resume detailing qualifications and experience.
• Passport-sized photograph of the candidate.

4. A member seeking to hold office shall be disqualified if he/she: –

• fails to satisfy the Nominating Committee and/or the Supervisor that, he/she is a fit and proper* person to perform governance functions of the Credit Union.   *Members submitting nominations should ensure that they are familiar with the definition of “Fit and Proper” as defined in the preamble of JPS & Partners’ Rules.
• has a dormant or inactive account:  (i) Accounts are classified as inactive after six (6) months of inactivity.  (ii) Accounts are classified as dormant after twelve (12) months of inactivity
• has been a member for less than six (6) months;
• is delinquent in their loan obligations with the Credit Union during the twelve-month period prior to the deliberations of the Nominating Committee.
• is not ordinarily resident in Jamaica.

Submission of nomination by petition should be placed in a SEALED envelope marked:  “CONFIDENTIAL:  “Petition to Nomination Committee JPS& PARTNERS” and submitted to the Head Office of JPS & PARTNERS Co-operative Credit Union Limited (65 ¾ Half Way Tree Road, Kingston 10).

Closing date for receiving nominations by petition is Friday, April 25, 2025, by 3:00pm (local time).

N.B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF JPS & PARTNERS CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LTD., NO NOMINATION WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE FLOOR AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

Dated this 12^th day of March 2025

SIGNED BY: Donovan Cunningham – Nominating Committee Chair

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