New Leadership and Responsibility Structure Adopted Beginning January 1, 2006...
In late 2005, the Neighborhood Plan Stewardship Committee examined re-working the leadership structure and division of responsibilities within the organization. The goal was to delegate basic responsibilities to a number of members, to insure that no one person becomes over-burdened, and that the departure of a member will not have a debilitating impact on the group. Over the years, the titles of certain positions within the group became blurred, with the current Neighborhood Plan Stewardship Committee acting as the de facto Board of Directors of the Organization. It was hoped that clearing up the multiple titles would eliminate a lot of confusion.
Amendment to the Bylaws Effective January 1, 2006:
Nine Member Joint Board of Directors/Neighborhood Plan Committee
Standing President/Event Chair: Acts as President for official duties; leads monthly meetings and arranges for speakers, sets agendas in coordination with other chairs.
Recorder and Communications Chair: Records meeting minutes, prepares material for disemination via e-mail or FAX, monitors voice mail box, handles Association communications to outside groups and individuals. Sends meeting reminder notices, monitors and responds to incoming e-mail. (This position may eventually be responsible for website development and maintenance at some point).
Finance Chair: Prepares and distributes annual dues statements, collects and tracks funds received. Oversees Association financial accounts and handles accounts payable. Prepares documents and necessary paperwork for any grant or funding requests for the group. Prepares annual financial statement.
Land-Use Chair: Monitors bi-weekly Land Use Digest postings and notifies group of any land use actions in the First Hill area. Represents Association at Land Use hearings and reports outcomes to the group.
Neighborhood Plan Chair: Acts as "resident expert" of the plan, insures all issues and developments coming before the Board for review are consistent with Plan goals.
Sound Transit/Government Liaison: Acts as a representative of the Association to Government, Civic, and Corporate Leaders, and keeps abreast of all activities associated with Sound Transit and other public transportation issues.
Major Institution Chair: Acts as liaison with the four major institutions located on First Hill, and represents their concerns and issues to the group. Position to be held by a representative of one of the institutions.
Business Chair: Acts as liaison to the small and medium-size business community and represents their concerns and issues to the group.
Resident Chair: A First Hill resident who will act as a liaison to the residential community and bring their concerns and issues to the group.
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