Deadline Extended: Join the CECO Executive Committee

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The deadline to submit a self-nomination for a County Employees’ Charitable Organization Executive Committee position has been extended to Wednesday, Jan. 26.

Since 1956, CECO has distributed more than $7 million to local non-profits and County employees and retirees experiencing a crisis. This giving legacy would not be possible without our volunteers.

CECO is seeking passionate and highly motivated individuals who want to volunteer their time and talent to the efforts of the CECO Executive Committee. If you are interested, please submit your self-nomination along with a candidate statement to sdceco@sdcounty.ca.gov by this Friday, Jan. 21. The Board of Directors will vote the following week. 

Candidate statement must be limited to one page using size 12 font and include the following information: name, department, classification/job title, years of County service, candidate statement and (optional) photo of yourself.

Positions include president (1 position available), vice president (2 positions available), secretary (1 position available), treasurer (2 positions available), member at large (3 positions available), and ember at large – retiree (1 position available).

General Requirements:

  1. Must be a County employee with exception of retiree position.

  2. Must be a member of CECO. Membership is obtained by contributing to CECO by way of a biweekly payroll deduction, retirement deduction, or one-time annual donation of at least $52. For membership instructions, go to CECO Ways to Give.

  3. Must be able to serve a two-year term in a volunteer capacity. The two-year term will commence on April 1, 2022 and conclude on March 31, 2024.

  4. Must be able to fulfill the duties of the position in a volunteer capacity. 

  • President: oversight and management of the organization; works closely with the officers, executive committee and committee chairs to ensure that CECO accomplishes its mission and goals by leveraging volunteer resources, and County and community partners.

  • Vice president: works closely with the president in the oversight and management of the organization; assumes the duties and responsibilities of the president in the president’s absence or inability to function. 

  • Secretary: provides administrative support to ensure that meeting minutes and other records and documents are properly recorded and maintained. 

  • Treasurer: responsible for the proper accounting and reporting of CECO funds and ensuring compliance with U.S. Treasury Internal Revenue Service and the California State Franchise Tax Board tax exemption requirements to include preparing and submitting annual non-profit tax forms as required. 

  • At-large members: assists the officers as needed with operational activities; active participation in establishing policies, management, and direction of the affairs of CECO.

For additional information about the positions, please see the CECO Bylaws. 

Contact CECO at sdceco@sdcounty.ca.gov for any questions or comments.