DATE: January 8, 2020
TO: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
FROM: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Heritage Preservation Commission 2020 Election of Officers
Body
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED:
The Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) is asked to nominate and elect officers for 2020.
BACKGROUND:
Officer roles are set by the Bylaws of the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) and include a Chair and Vice-Chair. The following HPC Commissioners served as officers in 2019:
Chair: Jason Menard
Vice-Chair: Barbara Evans
Included below is Article II, Sections 1 - 4 of the HPC Bylaws, which outline the process for election of officers.
ARTICLE II - OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers. The officers of the Commission shall be a Chair and Vice-Chair. The Chair and Vice-Chair shall be members of the Commission and shall be elected annually.
Section 2. Election of officers. Within the first two meetings of the calendar year, or as soon as practicable thereafter, voting members of the Commission shall select a Chair and a Vice-chair, each to serve throughout the year and until a successor is chosen.
Section 3. Chair. The Chair shall:
Preside at meetings of the Commission;
Call special meetings as provided in Article 3 of these Bylaws;
Communicate with City officials as occasion requires;
* Sign the Certificate of Appropriateness;
Report pertinent findings; and,
Provide leadership to the Commission regarding historic preservation issues in Northfield.
Section 4. Vice-Chair. The Vice-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the absence or incapacity of the Chair; and in case of the resignation or death of the Chair, the Vice-Chair shall perform such duties as are imposed on the Chair until such time as the Commission shall select a new Chair. In the absence of both the Chair and Vice-Chair, the Chair shall select a member of the Commission preside at the meeting for which he or she is absent.
RECOMMENDATION...
Click here for full text