Northport
Village Corporation
Call
for Nominations
Election
to take place at the Annual Meeting,
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
The Nomination
Committee announces the opening of the nomination process for election of the
Officers and Overseers of the NVC as well as for the Moderator for the Annual
Meeting.
Eligibility:
Nominators and nominees for election must be at least 18 years of age,
reside in and/or own property within the boundaries of the NVC, and/or occupy
property under a lease in perpetuity from the Northport Wesleyan Grove
Campmeeting Association.
Moderator:
The election of a Moderator to preside at the Annual Meeting is the first
order of business at the meeting. The
Moderator regulates the business of the meeting and decides questions of order,
is the chief election officer in charge of the polls and makes the declarations
of every vote, and may prescribe rules of procedure (though such rules may be
altered at the meeting).
Overseers:
The seven Overseers (the Board) are the general municipal officers and
have charge over the management and affairs of the NVC, including financial.
Board meetings are held once a month, usually on a weekend, but
additional meetings are added as necessary.
Overseers may chair or serve on various committees such as Facilities,
Information, Parks, Safety, Finance and Utilities.
Term of office: 1 year.
President:
The President is the chief executive officer of the NVC and carries out
the instructions of the Board, including oversight of the employees of the NVC,
appointing committees and acting on behalf of the NVC at times of emergency.
The President presides over meetings of the Board, and, in the event of a
tie, casts the deciding vote. Term
of office: 1 year.
Clerk:
The Clerk must be a resident of the State of
Maine
. The Clerk has custody of the
corporate seal and legal documents of the NVC.
The Clerk records and distributes the minutes of the Board and the Annual
Meeting. The Clerk has a number of
functions relating to the Annual Meeting, including the preparation and posting
of various warrants, notices and ballots, voter lists, poll workers, and
swearing in of those elected. Term
of office: 1 year.
Treasurer:
The Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the NVC whose
responsibilities include the receipt and recording of all monies acquired by the
NVC, the dispersion of monies as directed by the Overseers, and accounting of
those transactions. The Treasurer
reports regularly to the Board and to the NVC at its Annual Meeting. Term of
office: 1 year.
Procedure
for Nomination:
At this time, any eligible person may
nominate him or herself or any other eligible person for Overseer, President,
Treasurer, Moderator or Clerk (except that the person nominated
for Clerk must be a resident of the State of
Maine
) by writing to the Nomination Committee.
During July and August, the Nomination Committee may also search out
eligible candidates, especially if no one has been nominated for a given
position. Therefore, the
Nomination Committee would appreciate being notified by those who wish to run
for election or who wish to nominate others as soon as possible.
The Committee will try to contact those nominated by others in order to
ascertain their acceptance of the nomination.
Nominations
and acceptance of nomination should be submitted, in writing, to the Chair of
the Nomination Committee,
Blair Einstein
via mail (
P.O. Box 368
,
Belfast
,
ME
04915
) or via e-mail (einstein@toast.net).
The Nomination Committee will announce the names of verified nominees at
the Annual Meeting. In addition, at the Annual Meeting, any eligible person may
nominate himself or herself or any other eligible person for Overseer,
President, Treasurer, Moderator or Clerk (except that the person nominated for
Clerk must be a resident of the State of
Maine
). Seconds are not required.
Nomination
Committee:
Blair Einstein
(Chair), Alden Badershall
July
6, 2005
