NOTIFICATION OF ANNUAL MEETING
TO: Norristown Arts Hill
Stakeholders and Supporters
FROM: Norristown Arts Council
ANNUAL MEETING and ELECTIONS
Norristown Arts
Council is holding its Annual Meeting and annual election for membership to the
Board of Directors on Thursday, January 29, 2015. The meeting will be held from
6:30 to 7:30 pm at Norristown Borough Hall, 235 East Airy Street. Interested candidates
should be prepared to give a brief (1 to 2 minute) introduction and statement
of candidacy for the voting membership, stakeholders and meeting attendees.
AVAILABLE BOARD POSITIONS
As of January 2015,
Board positions are available for representatives from:
- Arts and Cultural Institutions
- Greater Area Business Community
- Local, County and/or Stat Government
AVAILABLE COMMITTEE POSITIONS
Many positions are
available for committee members:
- Marketing
- Logistics
- Fundraising
- Volunteer
- Special Events
- Communications
INTERESTED CANDIDATES
If interested in
candidacy for membership to the Board of Directors or NAC committees for
Norristown Arts Council, please submit:
- Your name
- Your resume and bio
- A brief statement of intended candidacy (Board Only)
All candidate information
is to be submitted prior to January 27, 2015 to be included on the ballot.
Send replies for candidacy to:
208 DeKalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401
POSITIONS AND BYLAWS
A minimum of seven
(7) and a maximum of thirteen (13) Board positions are to occupied according to
the NAC bylaws as follows:
DIRECTORS
The Arts Council Board of Directors
shall include in its voting membership at least four (4) representatives of the
arts and cultural institutions residing within the Arts Hill District and four
(4) representing the business community and one (1) representing local and/or
county government as best befits the needs of the Arts Council and one (1) from
the position of Business Development Coordinator, and three (3) members
at-large appointed from the Greater Norristown Community
2.1 Number
and Qualifications. The business and
affairs of the Arts Council shall be managed by its Directors, which shall
consist of at least seven (7) persons but not more than thirteen (13) persons
who shall be natural persons at least 18 years of age.
2.2 Election
and Term of Office. The Arts Council
Board of Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting by Arts Hill
stakeholders and will hold office until their successors shall be elected and
qualified. Any Director may be removed
with or without cause at any time by the decision of a majority of the other
Directors of the Arts Council. Terms
shall be for a period of at least one year, but at the consideration of the Arts
Council may be staggered for periods of two (2) or three (3) years as to best
serve the needs of the Arts Council. While a three year term is the normal
limit for service, the Arts Council may extend the service of a Director for an
additional term. A Director may not
serve on the Arts Council for more than two consecutive terms. After a hiatus of at least one (1) year, a
previous Director may again be considered for election to the Arts Council
Board. Directors are to designate
specific assignation of titles for the purpose of conducting business as befits
a non-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania consisting of a
President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Other titles may be assigned as suitable for the conducting of the
business of the Arts Council.
Respectfully
Submitted by Norristown Arts Council